Second European Union Minorities and Discrimination Survey Roma women in nine EU Member States

This report examines data from FRA’s second European  Minority and Discrimination Survey (EUMIDIS II) in nine EU-Member States10 to compare the situation of Roma women to that of Roma men and to that of women in the general population, where possible. The survey interviewed face-to-face about 8,000 Roma women and men in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia,Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.  It collected data on their experiences of hate-motivated discrimination, harassment and physical violence, as well as on living conditions, employment, education, housing and health. The results provide evidence on how anti-Gypsyism affects the lives of Roma in the EU. 

The results of FRA’s work show that, while all women are affected by inequalities across the 12 areas identified in the Beijing Platform for Action, many of those belonging to minority groups, such as Roma, face additional challenges. For this reason, “awareness of the gender dimension” is one of the Common Basic Principles on Roma Inclusion guiding Roma integration strategies and measures. 

This report explores the fields of:

• education;

• early marriage and health;

• employment;

• discrimination, harassment and violence.

This report offers an informative panorama on the condition of discrimination that women belonging to the Roma minority suffer in EU. The survey interviewed face-to-face about 8,000 Roma women and men in Bulgaria, Croatia, Czechia,Greece, Hungary, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain.