Economic and financial affairs
Gender equality in economic and financial affairs is not just a matter of fairness. It is necessary to ensure Europe’s economic growth and the well-being of its citizens. To ensure that market policies benefit women and men equally, the European institutions have introduced a range of measures to assess, monitor and enhance their impact on gender equality.
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There is a direct link between the unequal division of unpaid care in households and gender inequal...
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- News articleEconomic and financial affairs
EIGE has published its latest data on women and men in decision-making across the EU, in the seven c...
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It is time to start the countdown for the Gender Equality Index 2020....
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs
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- News articleEconomic and financial affairs
EU Funds can be transformative: they’ve helped reduce inequality across the EU....
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Employment
Women’s economic empowerment has long been a feature of EU policy, but the shift in priorities in th...
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs
The promotion of gender equality can help unleash the talents of women, which has been proven to con...
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Over the last nine years, the proportion of women on the boards of the largest listed companies acro...
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Employment
A gender audit is a tool to assess and check the institutionalisation of gender equality into organi...
- News articleEconomic and financial affairs, Employment
The gender pay gap reveals the different realities that women and men face in their professional and...
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Employment
This research note provides an overview of the gender pay gap across the EU, with insights on how it...