Skip to main content
European Institute for Gender Equality

Main menu

  • Newsroom
    • Newsroom
    • Newsroom
      • News
      • Events
      • Director's corner
      • Subscribe to our updates
      • Frequently asked questions
      • 3 steps forward
    • In focus
      • EU Gender-based Violence Survey
      • Care and gender
      • The Green Deal
      • Economic benefits of gender equality
      • Covid-19
      • Beijing platform for action
      • View all campaigns

    • EU Roadmap for Women’s Rights: What you need to know

      Type
      News article
      Illustration of two women walking along a street lined with various symbols of work, learning and innovation

    • How can we accelerate action for gender equality?

      Type
      News article
      International Women's Day and European Institute for Gender Equality logos side by side on a dark purple background
  • Publications and resources
    • Publications and resources
    • Publications
      • Search all publications
      • All on gender and climate
      • All on gender-based violence
    • Resources
      • Toolkits and guides
      • Videos
      • Glossary and thesaurus

    • Gender Equality Index 2024: Sustaining momentum on a fragile path

      Type
      Publication
      Gender Equality Index 2024: Sustaining Momentum on a Fragile Path

    • Words Matter: Our new guide on gender-inclusive language and communication

      Type
      Toolkit
  • Gender mainstreaming
    • Gender mainstreaming
    • Gender mainstreaming in the EU
      • What is gender mainstreaming
      • Institutions and structures
      • Policy areas
      • Country information
    • Resources
      • Step-by-step toolkits
      • More methods and tools
      • Good practices
      • Publications
      • Gender mainstreaming glossary

    • Good practices on gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal: Towards a more gender-equal and greener Europe

      Type
      Publication
      Good practices on gender mainstreaming in the European Green Deal: Towards a more gender-equal and greener Europe

    • Gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all

      Type
      Toolkit
  • Gender-based violence
    • Gender-based violence
    • Gender-based violence in the EU
      • What is gender-based violence
      • Regulatory and legal framework
      • Costs of gender-based violence
      • How we support the Istanbul Convention
      • Publications
    • In focus
      • Gender-based violence and crises
      • Female genital mutilation
      • Cyber violence against women
      • Femicide
      • Administrative data collection
      • Risk assessment and risk management
      • Intimate partner violence and witness intervention
      • View all Focus areas

    • How you can help build a safer Europe for young women: Addressing violence against women at the Gender Equality Forum

      Type
      News article
      Stylised illustration of three women of different ages and ethnicities standing together with a resolute look on their faces

    • Tackling cyber violence against women and girls: The role of digital platforms

      Type
      Publication
      Tackling cyber violence against women and girls: The role of digital platforms
  • Gender Equality Index
  • Gender Statistics Database
    • Gender Statistics Database
    • Browse Gender Statistics
    • Data talks
    • Latest updates
    • FAQs
    • About
    • Search
  • About us
    • About us
    • Who we are
      • Our Work
      • Organisation
      • Contact us
    • How we work
      • Our partners
      • EU candidate countries and potential candidates
      • Projects
      • Planning and reporting
      • Documents registry
      • Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA)
      • Strategic foresight
    • Work with us
      • Recruitment
      • Procurement

    • What are the biggest gender equality challenges over the next 15 years?

      Type
      Landing page

Breadcrumb

  1. Home
  2. Publications and resources
  3. Glossary and thesaurus
  4. A-Z Index

Governance

  • burden of proof
    • protective measuresRelated Term
    • victimRelated Term
    • victimisationRelated Term
  • equal access to justice for women and men
    • asylum-seeking women and girlsRelated Term
    • de jure gender equalityRelated Term
    • equal access to resources for women and menRelated Term
    • gender blindnessRelated Term
    • gender-sensitive mediationRelated Term
    • legal aidRelated Term
    • minority womenRelated Term
    • protective measuresRelated Term
    • women’s human rightsRelated Term
    • judicial stereotypingRelated Term
    • burden of proofNarrow Term
      • protective measuresRelated Term
      • victimRelated Term
      • victimisationRelated Term
    • due diligenceNarrow Term
      • gender balanceRelated Term
    • equal treatment of women and menNarrow Term
      • direct discriminationRelated Term
      • glass ceilingRelated Term
      • indirect discriminationRelated Term
      • preferential treatmentRelated Term
    • gender-sensitive mediationNarrow Term
      • equal access to justice for women and menRelated Term
    • secondary victimisationNarrow Term
      • protective measuresRelated Term
      • repeat victimisationRelated Term
      • victimisationRelated Term
  • equal opportunities for women and men
    • equal treatment of women and menNarrow Term
      • direct discriminationRelated Term
      • glass ceilingRelated Term
      • indirect discriminationRelated Term
      • preferential treatmentRelated Term
    • equality of outcomeNarrow Term
      • de facto gender equalityRelated Term
      • gender relationsRelated Term
    • formal gender equalityNarrow Term
    • gender parityNarrow Term
      • gender balanceRelated Term
      • parityRelated Term
      • parity democracyRelated Term
    • substantive gender equalityNarrow Term
      • equal sharing of domestic responsibilitiesRelated Term
  • equal treatment of women and men
    • direct discriminationRelated Term
    • glass ceilingRelated Term
    • indirect discriminationRelated Term
    • preferential treatmentRelated Term
    • de facto gender equalityNarrow Term
      • equality of outcomeRelated Term
    • direct discriminationNarrow Term
      • equal treatment of women and menRelated Term
      • gender discriminationRelated Term
      • preferential treatmentRelated Term
    • equal pay for work of equal valueNarrow Term
      • dignity at workRelated Term
    • equality of outcomeNarrow Term
      • de facto gender equalityRelated Term
      • gender relationsRelated Term
    • gender parityNarrow Term
      • gender balanceRelated Term
      • parityRelated Term
      • parity democracyRelated Term
    • indirect discriminationNarrow Term
      • equal treatment of women and menRelated Term
      • gender-neutral legislationRelated Term
      • preferential treatmentRelated Term
    • substantive gender equalityNarrow Term
      • equal sharing of domestic responsibilitiesRelated Term
    • tokenismNarrow Term
  • human rights of women and girls
    • due diligenceNarrow Term
      • gender balanceRelated Term
    • equal access to justice for women and menNarrow Term
      • asylum-seeking women and girlsRelated Term
      • de jure gender equalityRelated Term
      • equal access to resources for women and menRelated Term
      • gender blindnessRelated Term
      • gender-sensitive mediationRelated Term
      • legal aidRelated Term
      • minority womenRelated Term
      • protective measuresRelated Term
      • women’s human rightsRelated Term
      • judicial stereotypingRelated Term
    • formal gender equalityNarrow Term
    • individual rightsNarrow Term
      • civil societyRelated Term
      • derived rightsRelated Term
    • reproductive rightsNarrow Term
      • civil societyRelated Term
      • reproductive healthRelated Term
    • sexual rightsNarrow Term
      • sexual healthRelated Term
  • judicial stereotyping
    • equal access to justice for women and menRelated Term
  • legal aid
    • civil societyRelated Term
    • equal access to justice for women and menRelated Term
    • protective measuresRelated Term
    • equal access to justice for women and menNarrow Term
      • asylum-seeking women and girlsRelated Term
      • de jure gender equalityRelated Term
      • equal access to resources for women and menRelated Term
      • gender blindnessRelated Term
      • gender-sensitive mediationRelated Term
      • legal aidRelated Term
      • minority womenRelated Term
      • protective measuresRelated Term
      • women’s human rightsRelated Term
      • judicial stereotypingRelated Term
    • protection orderNarrow Term
      • risk managementRelated Term
  • maternity protection
    • reproductive healthRelated Term
    • childcareRelated Term
    • maternity leaveNarrow Term
    • paternity leaveNarrow Term
  • multiple discrimination
    • discrimination against womenRelated Term
    • gender discriminationRelated Term
  • gender mainstreaming
    • equality dimensionRelated Term
    • gender and developmentRelated Term
    • gender mainstreaming in national policies and programmesRelated Term
    • gender perspectiveRelated Term
    • gender sensitivityRelated Term
    • gender-neutral policiesRelated Term
    • gender equality competenceRelated Term
    • specific actionRelated Term
    • institutional capacity for gender mainstreamingNarrow Term
    • methods for gender mainstreamingNarrow Term
    • sectoral approach to gender mainstreamingNarrow Term
    • tools for gender mainstreamingNarrow Term
    • good practice for gender mainstreamingNarrow Term
      • best practices for gender equalityRelated Term
  • gender-neutral policies
    • gender blindnessRelated Term
    • gender mainstreamingRelated Term
    • preferential treatmentRelated Term
    • indirect discriminationNarrow Term
      • equal treatment of women and menRelated Term
      • gender-neutral legislationRelated Term
      • preferential treatmentRelated Term
  • institutional capacity for gender mainstreaming
  • institutional mechanisms for gender equality
    • empowerment of womenRelated Term
    • gender balanceRelated Term
    • equality bodiesNarrow Term
    • governmental gender equality bodyNarrow Term
    • National Human Rights Institutions (NHRIs)Narrow Term
  • methods for gender mainstreaming
    • dual approach to gender equalityNarrow Term
    • gender analysisNarrow Term
      • gender and developmentRelated Term
      • gender awarenessRelated Term
      • gender blindnessRelated Term
      • gender dimensionRelated Term
      • gender indicatorsRelated Term
      • gender relevanceRelated Term
      • gender statisticsRelated Term
      • gender trainingRelated Term
    • gender auditNarrow Term
    • gender awareness raisingNarrow Term
      • gender equality trainingRelated Term
      • gender stereotypesRelated Term
    • gender equality competence developmentNarrow Term
    • gender evaluationNarrow Term
    • gender impact assessmentNarrow Term
    • gender indicatorsNarrow Term
      • gender analysisRelated Term
      • Gender Development Index (GDI)Related Term
      • Gender Equality IndexRelated Term
    • gender mainstreaming in statisticsNarrow Term
      • gender statisticsRelated Term
    • gender monitoring and evaluationNarrow Term
      • gender perspectiveRelated Term
    • gender planningNarrow Term
    • gender procurementNarrow Term
    • gender proofingNarrow Term
    • gender trainingNarrow Term
      • gender analysisRelated Term
    • gender-sensitive institutional transformationNarrow Term
    • institutional capacity for gender mainstreamingNarrow Term
    • stakeholder consultationsNarrow Term
      • non-governmental organisations (NGOs)Related Term
  • parity democracy
    • gender and developmentRelated Term
    • gender parityRelated Term
    • gender relevanceRelated Term
    • gender systemRelated Term
    • gender-balanced participationRelated Term
    • gender-sensitive accountabilityRelated Term
    • parityRelated Term
    • parity thresholdRelated Term
    • positive actionRelated Term
    • gender balanceNarrow Term
      • balanced participation of women and menRelated Term
      • due diligenceRelated Term
      • gender empowerment measures (GEM)Related Term
      • gender parityRelated Term
      • gender-balanced participationRelated Term
      • institutional mechanisms for gender equalityRelated Term
      • integration of gender equality perspectiveRelated Term
      • parityRelated Term
    • gender parityNarrow Term
      • gender balanceRelated Term
      • parityRelated Term
      • parity democracyRelated Term
    • parity thresholdNarrow Term
      • gender-balanced participationRelated Term
      • parityRelated Term
      • parity democracyRelated Term
    • positive discriminationNarrow Term
    • positive measuresNarrow Term
      • positive actionRelated Term
      • specific actionRelated Term
  • gender and development
    • gender analysisRelated Term
    • gender mainstreamingRelated Term
    • gender perspectiveRelated Term
    • parity democracyRelated Term
    • positive actionRelated Term
    • structural adjustmentRelated Term
    • claims to resourcesNarrow Term
      • gender disparitiesRelated Term
    • feminisation of migrationNarrow Term
    • women in development (WID)Narrow Term
  • trafficking in human beings
    • forced prostitutionRelated Term
    • sexual exploitationRelated Term
    • stateless womenRelated Term
    • sex tradeNarrow Term
      • sexual exploitationRelated Term
    • sexual slaveryNarrow Term
      • violence against women and girls in armed conflictRelated Term
    • trafficking in women and girlsNarrow Term

Share:

Cookie Preferences

Subscribe to email alerts

Get notifications about news alerts, publications and more

Contact us

Do you have feedback or media enquiries for us? You can leave them here.

Useful links

  • Who we are
  • Recruitment
  • News
  • Events

Popular pages

  • What is gender mainstreaming?
  • What is gender-based violence?
  • Forms of gender-based violence
  • Gender Equality Index
  • Glossary and Thesaurus

EIGE in social media

  • Linkedin
  • YouTube
  • Facebook
  • Instagram

Help us improve

European Institute for Gender Equality

© 2026 European Institute for Gender Equality

An EU Agency

Disclaimers

  • Web Accessibility
  • Legal notices
  • Data Protection
  • Cookies Policy
  • Login

To top