Violence against women (VAW) is a violation of human rights. Its very nature deprives women of their ability to enjoy fundamental freedoms. Increasingly over the last decade, EU Member States have announced policies, and to a lesser degree services, intended to reduce or eliminate VAW. These policies are built, explicitly or not, on theories of change reflecting causal assumptions that...
Introduction The European Institute for Gender Equality [1] (EIGE) announces traineeship opportunities lasting up to six months [2] for graduates who are either nationals of an EU member state or an EFTA country or an IPA qualifying country [3]. The traineeships shall be based at the Institute's premises in Vilnius, Lithuania. The registration of applications will begin on 11 November...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for a Researcher – Gender Based Violence. The registration of applications will begin on 11 November 2016 and will close on 11 December 2016 at 13:00 Eastern European Time. The deadline for applications has been prolonged until 16...
EIGE seeks to conclude a framework contract with professional company/ies capable of providing a wide range of services related to the production, maintenance and monitoring of its public relations. Correction notice: Conditions for opening of tenders: Instead of: Date: 09/12/2016 Time: 15:00 Date: 12/12/2016 Time: 15:00
Over the last 15 years, continuous and cumulative steps have been made to advance gender equality in research and higher education institutions in the European Union. Despite these efforts, and although progress can be noticed, there is still work to be done because literature and statistics provide evidence that: research and higher education institutions are gendered settings; unconscious or implicit...
Note: The GEAR tool was updated in 2022. Find the latest version of this document here. Institutional change is a strategy aimed at removing the obstacles to gender equality that are inherent in the research system itself, and at adapting institutional practices. Within an institutional change approach, the focus is on the organisation. Research organisations and higher education institutions are...
The ultimate goal of gender mainstreaming is advancing gender equality. Integrating gender concerns in policy decisions and their practical implementation is the responsibility of public authorities and institutions. Gender training makes a difference. If implemented systematically it facilitates more efficient actions towards gender equality and a positive change in the attitudes of policymakers. This gender equality training tool is designed...
Equality is one of the core values upon which the European Union is founded, and equality between women and men is one of the Union’s essential aims. To achieve gender equality, the European Union has adopted an approach of mainstreaming this topic in all policies. In spite of a clear commitment to gender equality as a common goal, as well...
The paper is structured along three sections, following this introduction. Section 1 briefly identifies the most favourable institutional, legal and organisational frameworks for mainstreaming gender in research. Section 2 presents the main impact drivers and dimensions of the positive impact of gender mainstreaming on research institutions. Section 3 illustrates this positive impact as evidenced in the process of selecting good...
This paper presents the results from an analysis of the main policies, legislative frameworks, and other initiatives to support institutional change for gender equality in academia and research institutions in the European Union. The analysis comprises the EU level as well as other national legal and policy initiatives in the Member States. The paper focuses on incentive factors identified in...
This factsheet is part of the study “Collection of good practices of non-monetary measures in the area of Women and Poverty” (EIGE/2015/OPER/18). This study was commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and implemented by the Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB). EIGE provides high quality research to support better informed policy-making at EU and Member State levels, in the...
The European Institute for Gender Equality, the regulatory agency of the European Union, is planning to award a public contract referred to above. The tender documentation consists in this letter, the tender specifications with its annexes and the draft contract. Correction Notice regarding the opening of tenders Please note that the timing for opening of tenders has been changed. Date...
