Women’s labour market participation is known to be responsive to fiscal (dis)incen-tives. The effects of different fiscal policies can be seen in increased hours worked, income earned or labour force participation rates for women. For potential entrants the effects can be seen in increased...

Economic independence and fighting gender-based violence are two key priorities in the 2016-19 Strategic Engagement for Gender Equality. Studies assessing economic and health implications of gender-based violence have been undertaken nationally in some Member States as well as for the EU as a...

As the European Commission’s current work programme for gender equality - out-lined in its Strategy for equality between men and women 2010-2015 - draws to a close and the EU considers the way forward for gender equality policies, this publication offers a range of perspectives on what has...

This study develops a comparative overview of recent FGM (Female Genital Mutilation) court cases within the EU, as well as an exploratory survey of transnational movements in relation to FGM. The legal aspects of 20 recent criminal court cases in Europe are analysed, and evidence about...

It is well known that both income and wealth are important determinants of house-holds’ economic well-being. Inequality in economic well-being of households as measured by income or earnings is very well documented, and differences in income between women and men have received wide attention...

We develop a scale of severity of violence against women based on fuzzy set theory. The scale can be used to derive fuzzy indexes of violence which account for the prevalence, frequency and severity of violence. Using the results of the survey conducted by the European Agency for Human Rights...