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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 […]

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, […]

2023 – Report on Gender Equality in the EU

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2023 – Report on Gender Equality in the EU The 2020-2025 gender equality strategy is the roadmap for the European Commission’s work towards gender equality and sets out the EU’s policy objectives and the actions it will take to help achieve them. Drawing from the 2020–2025 gender equality strategy, the EU action plan for gender […]

2022 report on gender equality in the EU

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2022 report on gender equality in the EU The European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 sets the current framework for EU action to promote one of its fundamental values, equality between women and men. The year 2021 was the second year of its implementation. It was also the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which […]

2021 report on gender equality in the EU

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2021 report on gender equality in the EU On 5 March 2020, the Commission adopted its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. The strategy was the first deliverable on President von der Leyen’s commitment to a Union of Equality. It sets out an ambitious framework for the next 5 years, formally endorsed by the Commission, on how […]

2019 – EU Policies promoting equality between women and men

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2019 – EU Policies promoting equality between women and men This 12-page briefing document, commissioned by the European Parliament, explains the European Union’s policies for promoting equality between women and women. It explains the legal framework, the policy framework and the financial framework, and reports on the deliveries that were achieved during the 2014-2019 parliamentary […]

2011-2020 – European Pact for Gender Equality

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2011-2020 – European Pact for Gender Equality This is the formal adoption of a renewed European Pact for Gender Equality (as set out in the Annex), five years after the adoption of the first European Pact for Gender Equality. In this renewed Pact, the Council reaffirms its commitment to fufill EU ambitions on gender equality […]

The Policy on Gender Equality in Belgium – 2015 Update

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The Policy on Gender Equality in Belgium – 2015 Update Upon the request of the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM Committee), this in-depth analysis provides an overview of the existing gender equality legislation, policies, and practices in Belgium. The European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Right and Gender Equality is a […]