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June, 2021
Gender equality in focus
Quotas boost progress on gender equality in business and politics


If progress advances at the current pace, we won’t achieve gender balance in politics before 2050. However, quotas have proven to accelerate the shift towards gender balance, with the proportion of women in parliaments growing three times faster in EU countries with quotas than in countries without. In business, we have reached an all-time high of women on company boards but they still account for less than 10 % of CEOs. Read our statistical notes on women and men in decision-making here.
Latest News
Council of the EU adopts conclusions on COVID-19

This month, the Council of the EU adopted conclusions based on our findings on the socio-economic impact of COVID-19 on gender equality. Our report, prepared for the Portuguese Presidency, shows that women are facing longer-lasting economic losses and are taking on most of the extra unpaid care workload. Read the report here.
Publications
Communities need to be involved in FGM prevention

Our report on the risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and Austria is here. It finds that affected communities often lead the fight against FGM, but continue to be excluded from decision-making on how to best tackle the problem. Read the full report here.
Write like a gender-pro

Would you like to improve your gender-sensitive phrasing? Are you interested in how we write our publications? We have released our writing guide for you to learn how to write like a professional. We outline the fundamentals of style, explain our terminology and more. You can download the guide here.
Good to know
A sneak peek at the 2021 Gender Equality Index

On 28 October 2021, we will reveal the results of our annual Gender Equality Index during an online conference. This year, our main topic is how gender affects our health and access to health services, particularly during the coronavirus pandemic. Our focus is on mental health, as well as sexual and reproductive health. Read our Index teaser here.
Three new publications in your language

We have translated three of our publications into different European languages. You can read our step-by-step gender budgeting toolkit, as well as the country factsheets of our 2020 Gender Equality Index in 22 EU languages. Our handbook to tackle sexism in workplaces is available in English, German, French, Spanish and Italian.

Open Calls
New Communications Team Leader needed

Are you good at turning technical content into easily understandable messages? Can you make team members feel empowered to do their best work? Are you experienced with digital communication platforms? If yes, then apply to be our new Communications Team Leader before 21 July here.
Looking to connect

We are looking for a telecommunications service provider that can deliver high-speed internet connection, mobile plans and voice SIP Trunk to be connected to EIGE’s Microsoft Teams. If you can provide these services, please contact us before 24 June here.
Contractors wanted

We need a contractor to analyse whether we can feasibly track references to EIGE’s research by policymakers in the EU’s Member States. Apply before 7 July here.  

We also need contractors to provide us with media and social media analysis, video production, graphic design and media support services. Apply before 7 July here.

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