EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, participates in a number of interventions throughout the year.

From high level political meetings to international conferences, she addresses priority areas related to gender equality based on EIGE’s evidence.

Statistics and stories go hand in hand. See EIGE’s Director in action as she brings the latest evidence to life in key events.  

Carlien Scheele's CV

Carlien Scheele is the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in Vilnius, Lithuania. EIGE is EU’s knowledge center on Gender Equality. By providing reliable and policy-oriented data and information, it supports the EU and its Member States to strengthen the promotion of gender equality.

At EIGE’s helm since February 2020, she oversees the Institute's strategic programmes of activities and budgets. Ms Scheele aims to cement EIGE’s position as the EU’s knowledge centre on gender equality and deepen collaboration within and beyond Europe.

Before taking up her post at EIGE, Ms Scheele worked as a Senior Gender Equality Adviser/Senior Human Resources Adviser in the Council of Europe, seconded from the Dutch government.

Previously, she worked as the Director for Gender and LGBT Equality for the Dutch government, where she coordinated the national gender and LGBT equality policies.

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  • The economy of the future: How can the EU ensure gender equality?

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at Ministers' Round Table on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted by the French European Union Council Presidency on 31 January 2022. Good morning dear ministers and dear colleagues, As you know, the European Parliament just elected its third female president. To...

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  • Speech to the European Parliament FEMM committee

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech to the European Parliament FEMM committee on 25 January 2022.

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  • Speech at an event on gender-based violence

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of Europe on 25 November 2021.

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  • Leadership in Europe: How can we get the right balance?

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this keynote speech at the event "Gender diversity & leadership in the Nordics-Baltics", organised by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania on 7 September 2021.

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    • Economic and financial affairs
    • Employment
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  • Speech for International Women’s Leadership Forum on Women, Peace and Security 20 Years after UN Resolution 1325

    Maruša Gortnar, Head of Operations at EIGE, delivered this speech on behalf of EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele at the International Women’s Leadership Forum on Women, Peace and Security 20 Years after UN Resolution 1325, organised by Women’s Issues Information Center L, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, U.S. Embassy in Lithuania on 1 July 2021.

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  • Speech for an online hearing on Covid-19

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an online hearing on Covid-19 organised by MEP Samira Rafaela on 28 May 2021.

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    • Employment
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    • Justice
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  • Pay transparency: The next step to end the gender pay gap

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at a public hearing on pay transparency organised by the European Economic and Social Committee on 5 May 2021. The speech was part of a panel discussion titled "What role for the EU?".

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