EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, joins CEDEFOP’s 50th Anniversary Conference – Shaping Learning and Skills for Europe – bringing together senior policymakers, education and training experts, and social partners to align skills intelligence and development with Europe's competitiveness agenda. The conference draws on CEDEFOP’s skills intelligence, discussions will focus on how vocational education and training (VET), upskilling, reskilling, and lifelong learning...
EIGE’s Gender-Based Violence SNE, Sara Moreira, takes part in Victim Support Europe’s Annual Conference 2025 – '35 Years of Victim Support in Europe: Transforming Lives Today, Inspiring a Brighter Tomorrow'– in Lisbon, where she contributes to discussions on tackling gender-based violence and strengthening support for victims across Europe. Organised by Victim Support Europe (VSE) and the Portuguese Association for Victim...
EIGE's Statistician, Davide Barbieri, presents the methodology of the 2017 and 2018 studies on eligibility for parental leave and how these studies support the monitoring of the Work-Life Balance Directive and contribute to the upcoming thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index 2026.
EIGE’s Brussels Liaison Officer, Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, takes part in the high-level event, "25 Years of UNSCR 1325: New Challenges, Renewed Commitment, and the Future of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda", organised by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Union, and UN Women. The event marks two...
EIGE’s Statistician, Davide Barbieri, presents EIGE and the Gender Equality Index at the seminar 'Gender Equality in Everyday Life: Emerging Issues and Policy Directions' at the University of Bologna.
EIGE welcomes the French feminist organisation Choisir la cause des Femmes, founded in 1971 by Gisèle Halimi and Simone de Beauvoir. The group, made up of women legal experts, focuses on driving legal progress for women's rights. During her visit to Vilnius, President Violaine Lucas presents the organisation’s recent work mapping and analysing national laws across the EU that best...
EIGE's Gender Equality and Statistics Researcher, Lina Salanauskaite, joins a seminar organised by DG EMPL on 13 May 2025. The seminar will present recent research on child penalties in employment, based on the Child Penalty Atlas and the NBER paper “Child Penalties around the World” (w31649), which will be presented by co-author Gabriel Leite Mariante.
EIGE is hosting the first meeting of the Task Force on administrative data collection for combating violence against women and domestic violence. In accordance with Article 44 of Directive (EU) 2024/1385, EIGE serves as the coordination body for establishing a standardized methodology and online data collection platform. The Task Force brings together National Focal Points, data provider representatives, statistics specialists...
EIGE HR representatives take part in the 1st European Union Agencies Network (EUAN) – HR Strategy Conference in Amsterdam, themed ‘Shaping Our HR Future Together. The event builds on EIGE’s contribution to the European Medicines Agency (EMA)-led ‘HR Strategy Collaboration Initiative’ and brings together EU Agencies and Joint Undertakings to share insights and align HR strategies.
EIGE's Director, Carlien Scheele, welcomes the DG JUST delegation led by Ms Ana Carla Pereira, Director of the Equality & Non-discrimination Directorate. The visit includes a joint one-day workshop focused on shaping the future Gender Equality Strategy (GES). During the workshop, participants work in groups to explore several thematic areas and address the strategic objectives and structure of the upcoming...
EIGE is hosting three online consultation sessions on 29 April, 30 April, and 6 May 2025, to present the updated Gender Equality Index methodology and engage Member States in its validation. As societal and technological changes continue to reshape the gender equality landscape, EIGE is reviewing the Index to ensure it remains a relevant and robust benchmarking tool. The sessions...
EIGE’s Research and Statistics Team Leader, Jolanta Reingarde, presents EIGE’s insights on sexual harassment as a form of sexual violence in the Lithuanian Parliament to mark Denim Day. Organised by the local CSO Ribologija, the event aims to raise awareness of sexual violence, challenge victim-blaming attitudes, and express solidarity with survivors. It features personal testimonies, highlights the issue's scale in...