The European Commission has exceeded the target set by President Jean-Claude Juncker in 2014 committing that, by the end of his mandate, 40% of the Commission’s middle and senior managers should be women. According to the latest data, female managers at all levels currently stand at 41%, up from 30% at the beginning of the mandate. This […]
Internal Control and Compliance Officer Print at EIGE
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Internal Control and Compliance Officer. The Institute Based in Vilnius Lithuania, EIGE is a regulatory agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives envisaged to contribute to, and […]
The Parliament’s fight for gender equality in the EU
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 […]
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 […]