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‘We are winning the fight’ – EIGE
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The number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) within the EU appears to be on the increase due to immigration from areas where it is practiced – but opposition to the practice in the migrant communities concerned is growing, according to the European Institute for Gender Equality.
To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation – which is observed on 6 February, the EIGE published estimations of the number of girls at risk in a number of EU countries, namely Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and Austria.
FGM is practiced by various communities in parts of Africa and Asia, and involves the medically-unjustifiable removal of some or all of the external female genitalia. It is increasingly becoming illegal – Malta officially banned the practice in 2014.
TYPE: Temporary Agents
CLOSING DATE: 22 February 2021, 13:30 Europe/Vilnius
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Researcher/Analyst.
The registration of applications will begin on 25 January 2021 and
will close on 22 February 2021 at 13:30 Eastern European Time.
The Institute
Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a decentralised agency of the European Union (EU) entrusted with specific objectives envisaged to contribute and strengthen the promotion of gender equality.
To achieve its goals, the Institute collects and analyses comparable and reliable information at EU level and develops appropriate methodological tools for the integration of gender equality into all EU policies. It fosters the exchange of good practices and dialogue between stakeholders and raises EU citizen awareness of this policy area by providing technical assistance to EU institutions, in particular
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By GARY STEVENS
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Plans to increase the number of women MPs by adding seats to Malta’s parliament are “degrading and discriminatory” and should be replaced with
Updated at 1:15 pm with Arnold Cassola reaction
The National Commission for the Promotion of Equality (NCPE) has welcomed the proposed gender quotas Bill to increase female representation in parliament, saying it would address Malta’s severe and persistent underrepresentation of women in the political sphere.
“For decades, Malta has consistently lagged behind other countries when it comes to gender balance in Parliament as evidenced by the European Institute for Gender Equality’s 2020 Gender Equality Index and the 2020 Global Gender Gap Report. The latest 2020 data show that women’s representation in the Maltese Parliament stood at a mere 13.4% compared to the European (EU 28) average of 32.8%,” the commission said.