EIGE @eurogender@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
May is #EUDiversityMonth! And diversity is about building bridges and safe spaces for all – women and men, in all their diversity.
Click here to know more - http://www.eudiversity2022.eu/
What does diversity bring to your life? We want to hear from you!
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/eurogender/status/1524687618092511233
Research shows that countries with restrictive abortion laws have a higher share of unsafe abortions. Amid worrying trends in many countries, we must keep promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights in Europe and beyond. Find out more here – https://europa.eu/!qFK4wH
🕊️ Now more than ever, #EuropeDay is a reminder to keep working towards an EU #UnitedInPeace, where everyone is safe and free to be who they want to be. EIGE, together with other #EUAgencies, supports the Member States in achieving this goal. Learn more - https://europa.eu/!yVF7Qm
It is critical to protect women fleeing Ukraine from violence and trafficking. Across the EU we need to ensure access to essential sexual and reproductive health and rights.
RT @europarl_en: Parliament calls on the EU to protect women fleeing Ukraine from violence and trafficking, and to grant them access to essential health services ↓
“Statistical data on gender balance in politics reveal that the lack of parity prevails at all levels: from the EU to local level.” - @RobertBiedron, Chair of @EP_GenderEqual
Discover more in our statistical brief here - https://europa.eu/!frbnxh
EIGE is hiring a researcher - gender mainstreaming! If you have:
📌+6 years of experience
📌Knowledge of gender mainstreaming strategies, gender-sensitive data
📌Good understanding of the policy framework of gender equality in the EU
Apply by May 20! - https://europa.eu/!QpjnPp
Countries with legislated quotas could achieve gender balance in parliaments by 2026, those without may take close to twenty years. Explore our new statistical brief on gender equality in politics – https://europa.eu/!frbnxh
Today is #WorldSafetyAndHealthDay at work. Did you know that:
📍 Women and men are more likely to face harassment in work contexts dominated by men
📍 Men who engage in feminist activism face more sexual harassment?
Learn how to #StopSexism at work - https://europa.eu/!uK69Yk
Countries that adopted quotas saw an important rise in women’s leadership roles. Discover how governments can take concrete steps towards equality in our new statistical brief – https://europa.eu/!VYfVkn
More women on company boards needed: new EIGE data shows sluggish progress. Discover more in our new statistical brief – https://europa.eu/!VYfVkn
RT @MyEDF: Jolanta Reingarde @eurogender highlights the lack of segregated data on women and girls with disabilities:
➡️ Only 20% have a full-time job
➡️ 34% suffered violence
➡️ 48% experienced harassment in the past 5 years
"If we don't have data we cannot expect good policy"
#OurFuture
Today we celebrate #EarthDay. Understanding the intersection between gender and the environment is key to the EU’s green transition and will be a priority for EIGE next year.
RT @EU_Commission: 🌍 Todays is Mother #EarthDay!
Our commitment: a climate-neutral continent by 2050.
With our #EUGreenDeal we are investing in our planet to combat the effects of climate change.
Every effort counts to stop it.
More info➡️ https://ec.eur…
Tell us what steps you are taking for the environment and join the wave #BeTheWave - https://earthcalling.eu
🌳Promoting eco-friendly practices within the Institute with an internal “eco group”
🌳Ordering vegetarian food by default for meetings
🌳Getting an online tool to measure and track our environmental impact. +
#EarthDay reminds us all to take action to combat the climate crisis. Here are some steps EIGE is taking to help the planet:
🌳Measuring our carbon footprint when organising missions +
RT @EESC_President: Violence against women has no place in the EU🇪🇺 or anywhere else.
I salute the work of civil society organisations that
♦️raise awareness on gender-based violence
♦️provide daily support to victims.
We need a comprehensive framework to effectively combat this violence.
RT @EURightsAgency: Want to effectively communicate #HumanRights?
Try our 🔟keys, now in 28 languages!
Brought to you by leading human rights bodies
@EURightsAgency @coe @osce_odihr @ennhri @equineteurope @UNHumanRights @EU_Justice
Get them here:
https://fra.europa.eu/en/publication/2022/10-keys-effectively-communicating-human-rights-2022-edition
RT @CarlienScheele: Thank you @czlobby for an inspiring meeting on the important work of the Czech Women‘s Lobby
EIGE is hiring a Research Officer – Gender Equality who will:
🔹Design research projects on gender equality
🔹Collect and analyse relevant statistical data
🔹Engage in drafting policy-oriented research reports.
If this sounds like you, click here - https://europa.eu/!QRq7XH
We are very happy to share the publication of this joint report, co-authored by our colleague Jolanta Reingarde. Find it in full here👇
RT @EFSA_EU: Together with the #EUAgencies Network for #ScientificAdvice (#EUANSA) we have produced a joint report that shows the collective work to support policy makers & stakeholders in responding to the #COVID19 pandemic & building back better in times of crisis
👉https://www.efsa.europa.eu/en/cor…
Unofficial mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ The European Institute for Gender Equality is an EU agency which promotes gender equality, fights discrimination based on sex and raises gender awareness.
Joined Apr 2022
