The European Institute for Gender Equality, the regulatory agency of the European Union, is planning to award the contract resulting from the above procurement procedure. The contract aims to map existing national policies, research, definitions and data on cyber violence against women across the Member States. This will include: concepts and definitions of different forms of cyber violence used in...
This study offers a preliminary overview of the measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the end of September 2020), identifies examples of promising practices and provides initial recommendations for the EU and Member States on how to better support victims during the pandemic, as well as in other potential...
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a middle-value contract for a study on combatting psychological violence against women and coercive control in the EU. This study aims at monitoring the EU commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) in area D Violence against women. The study is shaped by the present EU...
EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database is a comprehensive knowledge centre for gender statistics. Gender statistics measure to what extent equality between women and men is achieved across all areas of life in Europe. Such statistics give EU Member States and candidate countries the means to gauge their success in achieving gender equality against the dual benchmarks of other countries’ achievements and...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) estimates that 12–17 % of girls (102– 136 girls aged 0–18) are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Luxembourg, out of a total population of 822 girls aged 0–18 in 2019 and originating from countries where FGM is practised. Of these 822 migrant girls, 24 % (201) are second generation. Girls...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) estimates that 9–15 % of girls (3 435–6 025 girls aged 0–18) are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Spain out of a total population of 39 734 girls aged 0–18 in 2018 and originating from countries where FGM is practised. Of these 39 734 migrant girls, 79 % (31 232)...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) estimates that 12–18 % of girls (735–1 083 girls) aged 0–18 are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Austria out of a total population of 5 910 girls aged 0–18 in 2019 and originating from countries where FGM is practised. Of these 5 910 migrant girls, 38 % (2 243) are...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) estimates that 11–21 % of girls (1 408–2 568 girls) aged 0–18 are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Denmark, out of a total population of 12 462 girls aged 0–18 in 2019 originating from countries where FGM is practised. Of these 12 462 migrant girls, 82 % (10 269) are...
This tender is announced with a view to select the best proposal for the implementation of the project “Update of the Gender Equality in Academia and Research tool – GEAR tool”. The contract is carried out in the framework of EIGE’s work on gender mainstreaming. The submitted work shall firstly identify policy and legal developments since 2015 in the area...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Researcher/Analyst. The registration of applications will begin on 25 January 2021 and will close on 22 February 2021 at 13:30 Eastern European Time. The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a decentralised agency of...
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a very low-value contract for the provision of legal advice on EIGE’s draft policy on Intellectual Property. Description of the requested services Under the specific contract, the contractor will be requested to review EIGE’s draft Intellectual Property policy and verify its adherence to Lithuanian Intellectual Property law...
The year 2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA), the leading roadmap for gender equality in all spheres of public and private life. Many of the challenges identified in the BPfA in 1995 remain relevant today, including the gender pay gap and women’s disproportionate burden of unpaid care. This report focuses on BPfA Area F...
