European Semester Supporting Negotiation for a Gender Equality Focus
This annual seminar of the SAAGE network of experts will focus on the evolving context for gender equality across the Member States and the EU. In particular it will focus on sharing information and generating perspectives on progress made, challenges encountered, and progress to be made.
The seminar seeks to inform a future EU Gender Equality Strategy, through discussion and deliberation between European Commission officials and the SAAGE network of experts.
Building on the Past and Opening up New Directions for an EU Gender Equality Strategy
This SAAGE seminar will focus on the learning garnered from the achievements and challenges in implementing the ‘Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’.
Reviewing progress & looking ahead
This annual seminar of the SAAGE network of experts provides an opportunity to discuss the situation, challenges, and policies in the EU Member States with European Commission officials. It takes place at a moment of transition at European level with the appointment of a new College of Commissioners and with the concluding period of the Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025.
Building effective responses to cyber violence against women
The seminar seeks to share and deepen knowledge about and understanding of the issue of cyber violence and to inform the policies and practices required for its elimination.
Obstetric Violence: Towards new understanding and responses
Addressing gender-based violence has been an ongoing commitment of the European Union (EU). Currently, the European Commission ‘Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025’ identifies that ‘gender-based violence, in all its forms, remains under-reported and overlooked, both inside and outside the EU. The EU will do all it can to prevent and combat gender-based violence, support and protect victims of such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable for their abusive behaviour’.
Women and the Media: Realising a Potential for Gender Equality
The Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 aims at realising the potential of the media, in that the media has ‘considerable say in shaping people’s beliefs, values and perception of reality, and are thus further key channels for changing attitudes and challenging stereotypes’. The Commission is committed to a number of actions to progress gender equality through this key sector.
Energy poverty, the cost of living, and the changing world of work and their implications for gender equality
The annual seminar will focus on sharing information and generating perspectives on the issues of energy poverty, the cost of living, and the changing world of work and their implications for gender equality and gender equality policy.
Harmful practices
Harmful practices are forms of violence committed primarily against women and girls. They are forms of gender-based violence. The most common forms of harmful practices include female genital mutilation or cutting, forced or early marriage and 'honour' based violence.