… EU support programme - are strikingly absent, as EIGE’s latest evidence finds. It is estimated that less than 2 % … pandemic among other ongoing crises and challenges, young women and men were hit the hardest . Policies and programmes … it is in times of crisis to guarantee everyone’srights. We believe that by our gender mainstreaming measures …
… Unpaid care is often taken for granted. It's simply done without question as a labour of love. But … Data collected from all EU Member States found that 42% of women and 38% of men are involved in unpaid caregiving … members, or people with disabilities. Between carers, women tend to spend more time in unpaid caregiving than men – …
… On 26 May 2023, EIGE’s Director provided the opening remarks at a conference held … the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius on Violence against Women in Times of Crisis: Challenges and Potential Solutions … with barriers to accessing their sexual and reproductive rights in host countries. Traditional gender roles , …
… The latest data on women in decision-making roles in the Western Balkans and … candidate countries and potential candidates included 33 % women. In the EU Member States, it’s 32% women. The mixed news: The representation of women at …
… Ahead of International Women's Day, EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele participated in an … can I afford to eat and heat at the same time? Basic human rights are being negotiated. No one should be left in the …
… EIGE’s Director Carlien Scheele gave an online address for the ‘Women, Peace and Security: Building Alliances for Sustainable … a screen. Today, we are addressing a key question for the Women, Peace and Security Forum. This couldn’t come at a more …
… It’s a new year. EIGE’s ongoing commitment to advancing gender … a green and digital continent, we have to make room for women and girls to be part of this transformation. Right now, … and maths (STEM) fields are driving factors for women and girls’ reluctance to actively participate in these …
… Union to take leaps forwards to secure and realise the rights of women in all their diversity. That being said, the EU … introduced laws, policies and practices which limit women’s sexual and reproductive rights. And we are also up against …
… As part of EIGE’s ongoing support to the FEMM Committee, Director Carlien … that remains heavily gender-segregated. - being more women than men in sectors characterised by lower pay, status, … particularly hard consequences for disadvantaged groups of women, including younger and older women, single parents with …
… In the Chair of the Forum’s opening statement, EIGE Director Carlien Scheele galvanised … means we have a greater chance at ending violence against women and girls. Fostering close ties with journalists and … these conversations within the wider equality and human rights movement to action concrete commitments. Let’s join up …