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Eaves

Eaves is a feminist organisation based in London, dedicated to supporting women victims of , or poverty. Eaves was formed in 1977 as Homeless Action. Its aim was to target the hidden homeless – single women without dependents who are least likely to have other means of support – by providing them with high quality, […]

Elfriede Jelinek

Elfriede Jelinek (born 20 October 1946) is an feminist playwright and novelist. She was awarded the in 2004 for her “musical flow of voices and counter-voices in novels and plays that, with extraordinary linguistic zeal, reveal the absurdity of society’s clichés and their subjugating power. “ Table of Contents 1 Early Life 2 Political Activism […]

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Emilie du Châtelet

Gabrielle Émilie Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, marquise du Châtelet (1706 – 1749) was a mathematician, physicist, and  author during the age of intellectual enlightenment. Châtelet’s research predicted what is today known as infra-red radiation and the nature of light. In the year of her death, she completed the work regarded as her outstanding achievement: her […]

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton, born in 1815, is thought to have been the driving catalyst behind the start of the in the . Friends with many suffragettes and abolitionists of the day, she was able to organize their passions to create the first woman’s rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York. Throughout her years active, she […]

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Emmeline Pankhurst

Emmeline Pankhurst (née Goulden; 15 July 1858 – 14 June 1928) was a political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement. Although she was widely criticised for her militant tactics, her work is recognised as a crucial element in achieving women’s suffrage in . Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Political […]

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Gender Equality and Decent Work

Decent Work refers to the ability for men and women to a certain quality and standard of experience in the workplace which  ensures respect for their human dignity and which upholds the principles of equity, including gender equality. Decent work encompasses factors such as income opportunities, social protection and social security, employment rights, and gender […]

Empowering rural girls through technology

This article is the 8th in a series of articles related to Wikiprogress. When we talk about progress from a qualitative point of view, we often talk about life satisfaction. When we talk about , we often talk about helping women and girls achieve the same opportunities as men and boys. Another dimension, however, is […]

Enterprise Surveys

Table of Contents 1 About 2 Data 2.1 Access the Enterprise Surveys data: 2.2 Who is surveyed: 2.3 Gender-related research: 3 External links About An Enterprise Survey (ES) is a firm-level survey of a representative sample of an economy’s private sector. The surveys cover a broad range of business environment topics including access to finance, […]

European Parliament

The European Parliament (Europarl or EP) is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU). Together with the Council of the European Union (the Council), it forms the bicameral legislative branch of the Union’s institutions. The third EU’s institution is the  which is the executive branch. See also External Links Eurobarometer 266 Women and European […]

Gender Equality Law in the European Union

Equality between women and men is one of the fundamental principles of the European Union (EU).See: Europa website. “Equality between men and women”. Retrieved 17 September 2012.See: European Commission. “Gender Equality”. Retrieved 17 September 2012. Over the years, the principle of gender equality has been reinforced with legislation, both generic and specific, obliging Member States […]

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