Olympics Tokyo 2020

The #Tokyo2020 Olympics will have close to equal representation of women & men athletes for the first time in the history of the games. By comparison, in 1900, only 2.2% of the nearly 1,000 athletes that participated in the Olympics were women. Women in sport defy gender stereotypes, make inspiring role models and help promote…

Femicide: Name it, count it, end it!

Femicide is the killing of women and girls because of their gender. According to official data gathered by EIGE, 444 women across 10 EU Member States were killed by their intimate partners in 2020. EIGE has released a package to help EU countries gather solid data to prevent such killings. 

MISSION: GENDER BALANCE

Gender equality is not only a fundamental human right but a necessary foundation for a peaceful, prosperous and sustainable world.  There has been big progress over the last decades: More girls are going to school, fewer girls are forced into early marriage, more women are serving in parliament and positions of leadership, and laws are being reformed…

FREASCO: FREE FROM SEXISM AND SEXUAL HARASSMENT AT SCHOOL

Gender-based violence (GBV) is one of the most widespread human rights abuses in the world, affecting individuals everywhere, with consequences that reach beyond the individual and can affect entire families and communities. Humanitarian crises and situations of fragility more broadly can exacerbate exposure to different forms of GBV. GBV interventions refer to core crisis programming activities…

SKILLMAN.EU GENDER FOCUS – HOW EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS CAN TACKLE GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

Gender-based violence is a continuum, whose foundations can be found in everyday attitudes and behaviours that are often left unchallenged. It describes the violence that targets individuals or groups on the basis of their gender. This includes physical, mental, or sexual harm as well as the threat of this harm and coercion. “Sexual violence”, “violence…