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Women and the Mine of the Future Global Report Women and the Mine of the Future Global Report looks at a sample of 12 countries to uncover the gender-disaggregated employment profile for large-scale mining, focusing on women and their occupations in the sector. Credit: International Institute for Sustainable Development Date: 2023 For more information on this […]

Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament: State of Play

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Gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament: State of Play This study examines the current state of play of gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament. It gives an insight into the concept of gender mainstreaming and the possible tools to implement it, provides an overview of Parliament’s current gender mainstreaming policy (with a particular focus on […]

Promoting equality between women and men

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Promoting equality between women and men This 12-page briefing provides an update regarding the status of gender equality based upon data collected by the EU Gender Equality Institute. EU monitoring shows that action is still needed to achieve the gender equality goal. Advances have been made over the past decade, but progress has been slow […]

Belgium: the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming

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Belgium: the promotion of gender equality and gender mainstreaming This webpage contains an explanation of Belgium’s legislative and policy framework; the objectives of the Federal Plan for Gender Mainstreaming; the mandate of government equality bodies; the role of the Institute for Equality Between Women and Men; the role of the Commission of Health and Equal […]

European Union Legislative Framework

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European Union Legislative Framework re: Gender Equality This webpage explains the current legislative framework for achieving gender equality in the European Union. Equality and non-discrimination are the founding values of the European Union, as expressed in Article 2 of the Treaty on European Union. EU equality legislation is legally binding in all EU Member States, […]

Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025

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Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025 The Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025, aligned with the UN Strategic Plan, supports countries and communities to accelerate the progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment over the next four years. It aims to move beyond ad hoc efforts and help countries change power structures and economic, social, and political systems that […]

Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025 : Summary

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Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025 : Summary This document is a summary of the Gender Equality Strategy 2022-2025, aligned with the UN Strategic Plan, supports countries and communities to accelerate the progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment over the next four years. It aims to move beyond ad hoc efforts and help countries change power […]

The Policy on Gender Equality in Iceland

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The Policy on Gender Equality in Iceland This document was requested by the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. It contains an easy-to-read summary of the actions that the Government of Iceland has taken throughout the decades, starting in 1975, in order to achieve gender equality. Credit: Directorate General for Internal Policies […]

FDFA Strategy on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights

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FDFA Strategy on Gender Equality and Women’s Rights This document contains a description of the context, the four principles of action, the six strategic objectives. It describes the partnerships with their key actors, the coordination of resources, as well as the follow-up and evaluation of the implementation of the strategy. Finally, it gives an explanation […]

2020 – Gender Equality Act

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2020 – Gender Equality Act This legislation provides for equality at work by prohibiting discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace, and protection against unjust dismissal. The law gives employees the right to apply to the court or administrative authority for an order that requires the existing discrimination to cease and also for the payment […]