The gender-responsive evaluation for an environmental and sustainable future for all (GREENA) step-by-step toolkit provides practical know-how to assess gender impacts and the implementation of gender-responsive evaluation of EU policies and programmes. The toolkit has been contextualised to support the evaluation of European Green Deal policies with a gender perspective, given its relevance as a current EU priority and the...
This report assesses the state of gender equality in the European Parliament and in national parliaments in the European Union (EU). Achieving gender-sensitive parliaments requires prioritising gender equality as a social, political and economic objective and transforming parliaments’ culture, processes, practices and outputs towards advancing gender equality. The report presents the findings of the second European Institute for Gender Equality...
As bastions of democracy and guardians of gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments ensure that there are no barriers for women and men in all their diversity to participate equally and have equal influence over decision-making. They serve as a positive example of safe, gender-equal workplaces that ensure that everyone – members of parliament (MPs) and parliamentary staff alike – has equal...
Foresight is the method of anticipating future developments and potential risks to inform strategic planning. In the EU, foresight has been integrated into policymaking since 2021 to create evidence-based strategies that anticipate future trends, risks and opportunities. The EU is mandated to incorporate a gender perspective into all policies and activities to achieve gender equality, and foresight is no exception...
Despite ongoing efforts and interventions to promote balanced representation of women and men in political decision-making within the EU, and some progress over time, the overall situation remains one of imbalance, with key positions largely occupied by men. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) regularly monitors gender balance in political decision-making in the EU and its 27 Member States...
The European Institute for Gender Equality 1 (EIGE) announces traineeship opportunities in its Outreach and Engagement Unit lasting 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 are based at the Agency's premises in Vilnius, Lithuania. The traineeship will offer the possibility to...
The European Institute for Gender Equality 1 is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Procurement Officer. The registration of applications begins on 17 May 2024 and closes on 17 June 2024 at 13:30 Eastern European Time. The Agency Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a decentralised agency of the...
EIGE seeks to conclude a framework contract(s) with professional company/ies capable of providing a wide range of services related to the monitoring of citations to EIGE. The overall objective of this process is to allow EIGE to better comprehend stakeholders’ use of EIGE data, evidence and outputs and thereby to produce more targeted outputs which fit better the needs of...
This report presents evidence on gender inequalities in financial independence in the EU, with a particular focus on how financial independence has been defined and measured. It also presents evidence on the impact of tax–benefit systems in EU Member States on gender inequalities in financial independence and explores consequences associated with financial dependence, including economic violence. The report finds that...
