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GENDER EQUALITY refers to the equal rights, responsibilities and opportunities of women and men and girls and boys. Equality does not mean that women and men will become the same but that women’s and men’s rights, responsibilities and opportunities will not depend on whether they are born male or female. Gender equality implies that the interests, needs and priorities of both women and men are taken into consideration, recognizing the diversity of different groups of women and men. Gender equality is not a women’s issue but should concern and fully engage men as well as women. Equality between women and men is seen both as a human rights issue and as a precondition for, and indicator of, sustainable people-centered development (UN WOMEN-UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women).

Breaking the Cycle UK: making secondary education possible for girls in Bangladesh

Breaking the Cycle UK: making secondary education possible for girls in Bangladesh

12/07/2014 2 Comments on Breaking the Cycle UK: making secondary education possible for girls in Bangladesh

Breaking the Cycle UK was founded in 2011 by Siddika Ahmed to support the education of secondary school girls from financially disadvantaged families in Greater Sylhet, Bangladesh.

+ Roxana Mironescu
Role Models: Siddika Ahmed, equality activist & Breaking the Cycle UK founder

Role Models: Siddika Ahmed, equality activist & Breaking the Cycle UK founder

26/06/2014 5 Comments on Role Models: Siddika Ahmed, equality activist & Breaking the Cycle UK founder

Meet Siddika Ahmed, a woman passionate about equality, engaged in numerous community empowerment projects, in the UK and in Bangladesh.

+ Roxana Mironescu
FOCUS ON : Sexual Violence in Conflict

FOCUS ON : Sexual Violence in Conflict

10/06/2014 No Comments on FOCUS ON : Sexual Violence in Conflict

Sexual and gender-based violence perpetrated against women in conflict and in humanitarian settings has begun to be the focus of international attention, with efforts being made to prevent its occurrence, to respond to the survivors’ needs and to address impunity for those responsible.

+ Carla Fronteddu
2014 European Elections through the lens of Gender

2014 European Elections through the lens of Gender

09/06/2014 No Comments on 2014 European Elections through the lens of Gender

Women make up more than half of the European population. However, at any governance level, they are still a minority. How effective are gender quotas or other tools and strategies to redress women under-representation in elected bodies?

+ Carla Fronteddu
Fundamental Rights in the EU : challenges and achievements in 2013

Fundamental Rights in the EU : challenges and achievements in 2013

08/06/2014 No Comments on Fundamental Rights in the EU : challenges and achievements in 2013

The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has just released its 2013 Report  on Fundamental Rights in Europe.

+ Carla Fronteddu
“Violence against women: an EU-wide survey – Main results”

“Violence against women: an EU-wide survey – Main results”

05/06/2014 1 Comment on “Violence against women: an EU-wide survey – Main results”

WAVE network has compiled the results of the EU-wide survey on violence in a 9-page document giving the main data for each EU country.

+ Carla Fronteddu
Gender-sensitive initiatives to better tackle human trafficking – A practical handbook

Gender-sensitive initiatives to better tackle human trafficking – A practical handbook

01/06/2014 2 Comments on Gender-sensitive initiatives to better tackle human trafficking – A practical handbook

Gender Matters : the transnational GendeRIS project (Romania, Italy, Spain) has published a handbook addressed to professionals dealing with human trafficking issues.

+ Carla Fronteddu
Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world

Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world

28/05/2014 No Comments on Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world

The study Maternity and paternity at work: Law and practice across the world by the International Labour Organization (ILO) reviews national law

+ Carla Fronteddu
Reconciling Work, Private and Family Life in Europe : a new Report

Reconciling Work, Private and Family Life in Europe : a new Report

23/05/2014 No Comments on Reconciling Work, Private and Family Life in Europe : a new Report

A newly published statistical report summarises the findings of a research project on gender equality in the workforce.

+ Carla Fronteddu
Women in top positions – what can we learn from them?

Women in top positions – what can we learn from them?

18/05/2014 1 Comment on Women in top positions – what can we learn from them?

The international press has been discussing the resignation and firing of Jill Abramson, the first woman executive editor of The New

+ Meera Vijayann
The Rainbow Europe package 2014

The Rainbow Europe package 2014

16/05/2014 No Comments on The Rainbow Europe package 2014

ILGA Europe  has just released the latest edition of its Rainbow Europe package, which shows that while the human rights

+ Carla Fronteddu
Council of Europe: A life without violence is every woman’s right – a video clip

Council of Europe: A life without violence is every woman’s right – a video clip

15/05/2014 No Comments on Council of Europe: A life without violence is every woman’s right – a video clip

  The Council of Europe has just released a video-clip to raise awareness for domestic violence     Across Europe… 20-25%

+ Carla Fronteddu
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