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CUG Prize for research work on gender identity and sexual orientation issues to combat discrimination

The University of Padua Single Committee for Equal Opportunities, employee satisfaction and against discrimination (CUG) issues a prize in order to reward research work on gender identity and sexual orientation issues to combat discrimination.The prize (€ 1.500) is awarded to researchers (Ph.D

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Closure for the winter festivities

The Elena Cornaro Centre will be closed during the winter festivities form December 22nd 2022 until January 9th 2023. See you soon with more events. We wish you happy holidays and happy new year. Don't forget you can find the recordings of our events on our MediaSpace's page.

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Gender Equality Index 2022: Gender Equality under Threat, Specific Groups Hardest Hit

The freshly launched Gender Equality Index 2022 reveals that progress continues at a snails' pace, with a mere 0.6-point increase since last year's edition. As a result, the EU average score now stands at 68.6 out of 100 points, only 5.5 points higher than in 2010.EIGE Director, Carlien Scheele said

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EIGE Orange the World 2022

EIGE, the European Institute for gender equality, took part in Orange the World, the campaign against violence toward women and girls promoted by ONU since 2008.Orange The World consists in 16-days of activism against gender-based violence established by the United Nations Secretary General. Every

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GREVIO: Experts call on States to bridge the gap of impunity for violence against women across the world

On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, international and regional experts on violence against women and women's rights have issued a joint statement calling on States to bridge the gap of impunity for violence against women and girls across the world. Read more here.

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