The European Institute of Women’s Health (EIWH) is delighted to announce our acceptance to participate with the WHO Civil Society Commission. The WHO Civil Society Commission mission is to strengthen dialogue, foster collaboration and provide recommendations to support WHO on its engagement with civil society at global, regional and national levels to achieve health for…
Gendered impacts of disease outbreaks.
Gendered impacts of disease outbreaks! Policies and public health efforts have not addressed the gendered impacts of disease outbreaks. The response to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) appears no different. We are not aware of any gender analysis of the outbreak by global health institutions or governments in affected countries or in preparedness phases. Recognising the…
Work, Welfare and Inequalities in Europe
Event Work, Welfare and Inequalities in Europe – The Research Perspective A one day seminar will be organised on the 10th Oct 2016 at VML02 – Rue van Maerlant 2, Brussels Belgium to present research evidence related to the present and future of European welfare and work, reversing inequalities, social investment and poverty. Findings will be…
Gender dimension, trafficking human beings
Gender dimension of trafficking in people This study contributes to the identification and understanding of what is meant by: ‘taking into account the gender perspective, to strengthen the prevention of this crime and protection of the victims thereof’, as required in Article 1 of European Union (EU Directive 2011/36/EU on Preventing and Combating Trafficking in…
Equal number by gender of parliamentary candidates.
Equal number of male and female parliamentary candidates. NICOLA Sturgeon is underlining support for a legislated candidate quotas of 50 per cent women for all political parties by 2020. The Scottish First Minister is speaking at a conference next month organised by the Women 50:50 campaign that was recently awarded funding by the Joseph Rowntree…
Gender gap in Scientific research
Scientific research has a gender gap, and not just in humans. In many disciplines, the animals used to study diseases and drugs are mostly male, which might significantly reduce the reliability of research and create drugs that may not work in half the population. A new study published in the journal Nature Neuroscience suggests that…
European Gender Medicine Project Final Conference
PRESS RELEASE European Gender Medicine Project hosts final conference in Brussels 30 June 2015, In a one day final conference hosted by the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union, the European Gender Medicine Project (EUGenMed) partners met with over eighty experts and stakeholders to discuss the future of Gender…
EGA conference – session 4, Health Equality, sustainable access to medicines
EGA conference: session 4, Health Equality, sustainable access to medicines Presentation by Peggy Maguire in her role as President, EPHA. Presentation outline:Background info re: EPHA & health inequalities Challenges and opportunities for narrowing health inequalities in Europe Changing healthcare environments Economic crisis & austerity Health literacy & patient empowerment Sex and gender in medications Investing…
EIGE Gender Statistics Database – Violence
Online Discussion – EIGE Gender Statistics Database-Section on Violence 11/05/2015 Please note registrations end on 28/05/2015 If you are a registered member of EuroGender, click on 28 May on EuroGender Calendar and Join the event. If not, then click to register. European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) invites participation in online discussion “EIGE’s Gender Statistics…
FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION!
EVENT FORUM ON THE FUTURE OF GENDER EQUALITY IN THE EUROPEAN UNION! The European Commission is running an event of two days of interactive discussion with other stakeholders on achieving gender equality in Europe. This dialogue will be translated into defining priority areas for political action to take place over the coming years. The Gender…