Revisit the Gender Equality Forum 2024. Watch the session recordings now. The livestream for the Gender Equality Index 2024 has ended. You can see the agenda here and watch session recordings below. Day 1 Artistic intervention: poetry slam Opening speeches Gender Equality Index 2024 release: trends and highlights Artistic intervention: live illustration High-level opening debate Artistic intervention: poetry slam Through Our Eyes: Young Migrant Women’s Experiences in the EU Ending Cyberviolence...
Every woman deserves to be safe. But one in three women still experience violence in the EU. Every woman deserves to BE safe everywhere
Gender Equality Index 2024: Sustaining Momentum on a Fragile Path Ursula von der Leyen made a ‘union of equality’, based on the principle of equality for all and equality in all its senses, a cornerstone of her mandate. Binding measures since 2019 have made significant strides in supporting the fundamental principle of equal pay for equal work, gender-balanced company boards, work–life balance, binding standards for equality bodies and combating violence... Topics Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Poverty Regional policy Research Transport Youth Violence Publication date 10 Dec 2024
Words Matter: Our new guide on gender-inclusive language and communication Language and communication play a pivotal role in shaping our attitudes and behaviours and norms in society. They hold significant potential for not only supporting but also promoting gender equality. This guide is designed to offer a broad and practical approach to using language and communication effectively to support gender equality. The aim is to strengthen the focus on both... Section Publications
Good practices on gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal: Towards a more gender-equal and greener Europe Climate change is one of the greatest environmental and development challenges facing the world today, and it has critical impacts on human rights and inequalities, including gender equality. To overcome these challenges, in 2019 the EU launched the European Green Deal (EGD) strategy, which sets out targets of no net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050 and economic growth decoupled... Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Environment and climate change Regional policy Publication date 18 Oct 2024
Gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all The GREENA step-by-step toolkit provides practical know-how to assess gender impacts and the implementation of gender-responsive evaluation of EU policies and programmes. The toolkit has been contextualised to support the evaluation of the European Green Deal policies with a gender perspective, given its relevance as a current EU priority and the urgency to ensure a gender-responsive green transition. Section Gender mainstreaming
How you can help build a safer Europe for young women: Addressing violence against women at the Gender Equality Forum Every woman deserves to be and feel safe in the European Union. Yet young women are at higher risk of gender-based violence, according to new research from Eurostat, the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and EIGE. Topics Digital agenda Youth Violence Publication date 29 Nov 2024
Tackling cyber violence against women and girls: The role of digital platforms Digital platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, X and Reddit are forums for public and private expression and social interaction, and they provide many other useful services. However, the online space is not always welcoming to everyone. In an environment of pseudo-anonymity and limited accountability, pervasive exclusionary and harmful narratives are often unleashed. Spreading virally, these practices are categorised as cyber... Topics Digital agenda Health Justice Youth Violence Publication date 09 Dec 2024
