… empowerment includes the fair distribution of household work and childcare while improving financial literacy of … creating an equitable, zero-tolerance for discrimination environment, we need to see women’s names on electoral zip …
… Parliament: FEMM Committee Meeting Presenting EIGE’s 2024 Work Programme Wednesday 24th January 2024 Good afternoon … an impact on gender equality is the changing nature of work – in terms of the generational impacts of changing … highlighted the connection between gender equality and the environment. And why we need to continuously raise awareness …
… highlight the connection between gender equality and the environment. And to raise awareness about the need to … forward, we must remember these lessons and continue to work towards a more just and sustainable future. I see these … long-standing demands by climate activists. Preparatory work on gender and climate has also kicked off. I attended an …
… the clock assistance. And unpaid care also means household work. In the fragile context of the pandemic, all these forms … need to empower both women and men to use flexible work for family responsibilities – so if a child needs to be … and accessible care services is about creating an environment that is equitable for everyone – from single …
… Brussels, EIGE Director Carlien Scheele presented its 2023 work programme, outlining key thematic priorities and … us today. I am very pleased to share highlights of EIGE’s work programme 2023 with you all. Naturally, this year’s … the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine and the environment. Our 2023 work programme was fine-tuned by the …
… gender equality? Director Carlien Scheele discussed EIGE’s work on the effectiveness of the equality bodies for gender … of their legislation, policy and budgets, from finance to environment to research. These tools are important to make … three key gender equality issues we face in 2022, namely work life balance, pay transparency, and violence against …
… with women being less likely to have a job, more likely to work part-time and in less senior position. The fact that … birth of each child, shows the impact of this unpaid care work on women’s lives. The best way to neutralise these … a guarantee of quality care and education, as well as an environment free from restrictive stereotypes, is a goal we …
… us today. It’s great to be here to speak about EIGE’s work programme in 2022. We have three priority topics for the … first is that we are now even more explicitly aligning our work programme with the political priorities of the European … some countries. Rights have been rolled back and a hostile environment created for those who defend women’s rights, and …
… Environment and climate change is a hot topic across the … monitors the share of women in positions of power in the environment and climate change arena within the EU. The … 26.8 % of government ministers responsible for policies on environment and climate change are women, while 73.2 % are …
… include reducing economic inequalities, creating better work-life balance, combating violence against women, and … pay gap. On average, women do an extra 13 hours of unpaid work each week, compared to men. This limits women’s career … on. When it comes to making important decisions about the environment, it is still mostly men who are taking them. …