The EU and its Member States have made considerable progress towards the development and implementation of gender equality policies. However, many challenges still hinder the concrete realisation of gender equality in the EU. Over the past years, a rise of highly coordinated, well-funded organised ‘anti-gender movements’ has equally threatened the achievement of gender equality goals and stood in the way...
The Gender Equality Index is a tool to measure the progress of gender equality in the EU, developed by EIGE. It gives more visibility to areas that need improvement and ultimately supports policy makers to design more effective gender equality measures. The Gender Equality Index has tracked the painfully slow progress of gender equality in the EU since 2010, mostly...
Addendum notice The deadline to submit interest and respond for this call for tenders is extended to 23 November 2022 EOB. Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a low-value contract for developing a tool on Gender Equality Action Plans for Parliaments as part of EIGE’s Gender Mainstreaming platform. Description of the requested services...
The Gender Equality in Academia and Research (GEAR) tool provides concrete and practical guidelines for developing Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) that are tailored to an organisation’s specific contextand conditions, and that are compatible with the Horizon Europe requirements. Based on practical experience and examples, it provides detailed information on what a GEP is and which stakeholders should be involved, why...
Digital platforms have often been celebrated for allowing equal opportunities for public self-expression, regardless of one’s identity and status. Yet, not everyone is welcome in the cyberspace. The digital arena has become a breeding ground for a range of exclusionary and violent discourses and beliefs, expressed and disseminated in a context of anonymity and impunity. Both women and men can...
The European Institute for Gender Equality1 (EIGE) announces traineeship opportunities in its Knowledge Management & Communications Unit lasting six months2 for graduates who are either nationals of an EU Member State or an EFTA country or an IPA qualifying country3. The traineeships are based at the Institute's premises in Vilnius, Lithuania. The traineeship will offer the possibility to university graduates...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)1 is organising a second call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Administrative Agent – ICT Support. The registration of applications will begin on 12 October 2022 and close on 11 November 2022 at 13:00 Eastern European Time. The deadline was further extended to 02 January...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)1 invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Seconded National Expert– Gender Mainstreaming. The registration of applications will begin on 11 October 2022 and will close on 23 January 2023 at 13:30 Eastern European Time (EET). The deadline has been extended to 28 February 2023 at 13:30...
Promoting gender equality is a key principle of the EU in all its activities. European research still shows a pronounced under-representation of women, particularly in the hard sciences and in leadership positions. Gender equality in research is essential not only for fairness and inclusiveness, but because it could help address current and future deficits in skilled labour within the EU...
