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Strengthening data systems on violence against women in the Western Balkans and Türkiye

EIGE’s (European Institute for Gender Equality) new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combating violence against women.The report gives insights on the current state of data collection and how it could be improved. It is not only a call to action for data experts in

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Improving legal responses to counter femicide in the European Union: Perspectives from victims and professionals

The latest report on femicide, published on February 7th 2023 by the European Institute for Gender Equality, sheds light on its invisible victims. Femicide, commonly understood as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, is the most extreme form of gender-based violence, deeply rooted

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Gender differences in motivation to engage in platform work

On Wednesday 23th May 2023 the European Institute for Gender Equality published a joint policy brief which explores the stark differences in motivations for women and men to engage in platform work.Platform work together with other new forms of employment are gaining ground in the European labour

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Changing the Subject: Feminist and Queer Politics in Neoliberal India

In this GoMAD (Grammars of Marriage and Desire) event supported by the University of Cambridge Centre for Gender Studies, Professor Srila Roy (University of the Witwatersrand) will be in conversation with Shuvatri Dasgupta to discuss her new monograph ‘Changing the Subject: Feminist and Queer

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Beyond Genders. Intersectionality between theory and practice. Interdisciplinary gazes

From Friday, November 24, 2023 at 09:00 to Saturday, November 25, 2023, at 13:00, CIRSDe (Interdisciplinary Center for Women's and Gender Research and Studies - University of Turin) is organizing the international conference titled "Beyond Genders.  Intersectionality between theory and practice.

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