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Description of the programme / policy
A policy that promotes gender equality in all ETF activities and operations.
Main objective of the programme/policy
The main objective of the European Union’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020 – 2025 is to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment by addressing various aspects of gender inequality, including ending gender-based violence, challenging stereotypes, closing gender gaps in the labor market, achieving equal participation in different economic sectors, addressing gender pay and pension gaps, closing the gender care gap, and achieving gender balance in decision-making and politics.
Specific objective of the programme/policy
The specific objectives of the policy include advancing gender equality through targeted actions and gender mainstreaming, which involves integrating a gender perspective at all stages of the policy process, taking into account intersectionality to address intersecting systems of inequality, such as gender and disability, and creating a specific dynamic and addressing related challenges.