These are the main measures of Parliament to fight for women’s rights and achieve gender equality in work, politics and other areas. How does the EU tackle inequalities? Since its inception, the European Union has been guided by the principle of “gender mainstreaming” in the fight for gender equality and to promote a social Europe. […]
COSME: Programme for SME Competitiveness: WEgate Platform Management
This call, which aims to promote women’s entrepreneurship in Europe (COS-2018-5-01), is part of the Programme for the Competitiveness of SMEs of the COSME 2019 Programme. Women entrepreneurs in Europe Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play a crucial role in achieving the objectives of the Europe 2020 Strategy. While they are seen as crucial engines […]
SAGE Project: How to improve women’s representation in academia
An EU initiative has launched a charter aimed at increasing the participation of women in research and at promoting gender equality. Despite the important milestones achieved globally towards gender equality in the areas of education, health, economy and politics, much remains to be done. Women are underrepresented in decision-making positions in politics, business and research […]
EESC Civil Society Prize 2019
The European Economic and Social Committee rewards excellence in civil society initiatives through its annual Civil Society Prize. The theme of the 2019 prize is: “More women in Europe’s society and economy”. The prize will reward innovative initiatives carried out by civil society organisations and/or individuals on the territory of the EU which aim to raise awareness […]
REC Programme: Restricted call for proposals to national authorities on closing gender gaps over the life cycle – work-life balance for women and men – a better sharing of care
The restricted call for proposals will focus on the gender gaps over the life-cycle, looking at work-life balance for women and men, including through a better sharing of care. The aim is to support Member States in raising awareness and tackling gender stereotypes with regard to roles in work and in private life, and in […]
Women must have an equal share in politics, say MEPs and national MPs
Less than three months before the European Elections, the Gender Equality Committee held an inter-parliamentary meeting on women’s power in politics on Thursday. One day ahead of International Women’s Day, Women’s Rights and Gender Equality Committee members debated with more than 20 national MPs from 15 EU member states and Norway during an inter-parliamentary meeting […]
Gender employment gap in the EU
In 2017, the employment rate of women aged 20 – 64 (66.5%) was 11.5 percentage points (pp) lower than that of men aged 20 – 64 (78.0%) in the European Union (EU). In other words, the gender employment gap in the EU stood at 11.5 pp. Decreasing trend in majority of the EU Member States […]