European Union

European Union

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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_european-union"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">European Union</span></a>
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<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_european-institute-for-gender-equality-eige"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-2"><a href="#w_whats-the-gender-gap-in-the-eu-institutions"><span class="tocnumber">1.2</span> <span class="toctext">What’s the Gender Gap in the EU Institutions</span></a></li>
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<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_references"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_see-also"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li>
<li class="toclevel-1"><a href="#w_external-links"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li>
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</div><h2 id="w_european-union">European Union</h2>
<p>The European Union (EU) is a politico-economic union of 28 member states that are primarily located in Europe.
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<h3 id="w_european-institute-for-gender-equality-eige">European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)</h3>
<p>EIGE is EU agency supporting the EU to promote gender equality, to fight discrimination based on sex and to raise awareness about gender equality issues.
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<h3 id="w_whats-the-gender-gap-in-the-eu-institutions">What’s the Gender Gap in the EU Institutions</h3>
<p>As of July 2014, according the ‘The Official EU Directory’, women account for 32.7% of the higher ranking officials of the European Union<ref name="ggeu">NamSor (2014). What’s the Gender Gap in the European Union Whoiswho? http://namesorts.com/2014/09/09/whats-the-gender-gap-in-the-european-union-whoiswho/</ref>.
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<h2 id="w_references">References</h2>
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<h2 id="w_see-also">See also</h2>
<ul><li> "Gender </li><li>"European </li></ul>
<h2 id="w_external-links">External links</h2>
<ul><li> <a href="http://eige.europa.eu/" alt="EIGE WebSite">EIGE WebSite</a>
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