Gender differences and inequalities between women and men are a major feature of social exclusion and poverty. A range of interrelated factors explain this, namely: the gender pay and pension gap, care burden/work–life balance, social exclusion and violence against women. Women suffer more than men from certain types of poverty. Even more at risk are women living alone, migrant women...
Women play a key role in most fishing communities and make a significant contribution to the industry. However, they remain largely invisible and their roles are not always acknowledged at the community level.
Health policy needs to adequately explore and address the combination of social and biological sources of differences in women’s and men’s health. An understanding of the interaction between sex and gender in the development and management of health can be beneficial in terms of prevention, intervention and outcome.
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a middle-value framework service contract for measuring EIGE’s impact in policy-making. Description of the requested services The purpose of this procedure is to conclude a Framework Service Contract (FWC) for Measuring EIGE’s impact in policy-making, for a maximum period of four (4) years as of February 2020...
Between April and June 2019, EIGE collected information to complete the general version of the tool for the national parliaments of all 28 EU Member States and the European Parliament, based on publicly available data. Information was collected across five areas, each dedicated to measuring a specific aspect of gender sensitivity in parliaments. The main findings for each of these...
2019 results from EIGE’s Gender-sensitive Parliaments tool This report assesses gender sensitivity of national parliaments in the European Union and the European Parliament. The report draws on EIGE’s Gender-sensitive Parliaments tool, which is part of EIGE’s Gender Mainstreaming Platform. Specifically, the assessment is based on the general version of the tool (shorter questionnaire focused on political functions relying mostly on...
90 % of ICT professionals say they appreciate their working time arrangements. Our good practices highlight some of the most effective work-life balance measures ICT companies are implementing across the EU.
Getting more women into ICT would reduce the persistent gender-pay gap in the labour market, which is partly due to a disproportionate amount of women concentrated in modestly paid jobs such as teaching and care-work.
The police play a leading role in reducing violence against women by an intimate partner. When women experience violence, they usually turn to the police before any other authority for protection. Risk assessment and risk management are two vital steps that police officers can take to ensure the immediate and ongoing safety and well-being of those affected by intimate partner...
Police officers play a leading role in reducing violence against women by an intimate partner. They are often the first authority victims turn to for protection, especially in countries where police are trusted. Risk assessment and risk management strategies are two vital steps that ensure the immediate safety of victims and prevent further violence. EIGE’s guidelines and recommendations offer a...
