EIGE unveils the latest insights and trends on gender equality across the EU. Plus: fresh findings on how gender stereotypes continue to shape our daily lives, choices and opportunities.
All women and girls deserve to feel safe at home, at school, at work and in public. Yet digital tools are increasingly used to stalk, harass and silence them.
On 6 June 2025 EIGE Director Carlien Scheele speaks at the 18th Meeting of the Committee of the Parties in the Council of Europe, sharing key results from the EU GBV survey and EIGE’s 2024 Thematic Focus on Tackling Violence Against Women and Tackling Gender Inequalities. Good afternoon members of the committee, Thank you for this opportunity to present, what...
And it threatens our health, wealth and well-being. Imagine starting your career full of promise, only to be silenced, sidelined, or made ill by unwanted sexual behaviour. This is the reality for millions of women across Europe. The biggest EU-wide survey on violence against women, from Eurostat, FRA and EIGE, capturing the lived experiences of almost 115,000 women, shows that...
To address gender-based violence (GBV) across the EU, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is helping to standardise and enhance the collection of administrative data. This data is crucial for understanding the nature and extent of GBV and implementing effective policies to protect victims. “What we have in terms of available and comparable data reveals only the tip of...
