gender equality
The most popular figures in the street names of European capitals
We have compiled a ranking of the 100 men and women that appear most frequently in the toponyms of 15 European capitals. There’s a lot of saints and white men from the 19th and 20th century, but there’s also quite a few actresses and female Nobel laureates.
What do Prague’s street names say about us?
Of the Prague streets named after famous people, less than 5 percent bear the names of women. Diversity is also lacking in terms of the nationalities represented and the periods in which the personalities lived. These days, the city’s local-history commission encourages neutral names – but neutrality is an illusion.
Did women live in Hungary at all?
Some Hungarian cities have no public space dedicated to women. Even famous women linked to the community rarely get a street named after them. On the other hand, Déryné is very popular across Hungarian towns and cities.
Femicides: the undeclared war on women in Europe
This unprecedented cross-border investigation, conducted with the participation of 18 newsrooms across Europe, attempts to shed light on femicides and rising violence against women at the time of the pandemic, as well as on the staggering shortage of up-to-date data on these phenomena.
Women on the boards of directors (Eige)
The European Institute for Gender Equality (Eige) collects and harmonises data on managers and board members at the European level.
The role of women in the energy transition
What is the role of women in the energy transition in the European Union?
Gender gap in the ICT sector
A recent research conducted by the European Institute for Gender Equality shows how much the gap is widening between women and men regarding employment in the ICT sector.
Gender equality (EIGE)
The European Institute For Gender Equality (EIGE) is an independent European agency which aims to promote and strengthen gender equality within the EU.
