Health
From reproductive issues to life expectancy, women and men experience health and health care differently. Although the healthcare workforce is predominantly composed of women, they tend to occupy low-status positions, while men continue to hold the top decision-making posts. European health policy seeks to meet the different needs of women and men patients.
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Gender-based violence...
- News articleHealth, Justice, Violence
EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence agai...
- PublicationHealth, Justice, Violence
Violence against women and girls and gender-based violence is a cause and effect of gender inequalit...
- News articleHealth, Justice, Violence
As EU countries grapple with a new wave of Covid-19, police, media and NGOs continue to report on in...
- News articleEconomic and financial affairs, Health
Organised by the Spanish Ministry of Equality, EIGE’s Director Carlien Scheele attended the Internat...
- PublicationHealth, Justice, Violence
Intimate partner violence (IPV) is the most common form of violence against women and the most extre...
- PublicationHealth, Justice, Violence
Femicide is an extreme form of gender-based violence, defined broadly as ‘the killing of a woman or ...
- PublicationHealth, Justice, Violence
Rape is an unlawful sexual act and a harmful form of sexual violence that disproportionately affects...
- News articleHealth, Justice, Youth, Violence
In recent weeks, killings of a woman or girl because of her gender (femicide) in a few EU Member Sta...
- News articleEconomic and financial affairs, Health, Violence
EIGE Director Carlien Scheele delivered a keynote address at the Swedish Presidency of the Council o...
- PublicationHealth, Justice, Youth, Violence
Femicide, commonly understood as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, is the most e...
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European Parliament: FEMM Committee Meeting Wednesday 25th January 2023...