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  • Shaping Learning and Skills for Europe - CEDEFOP 50th Anniversary Conference

    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...

  • Victim Support Europe 2025 Annual Conference – '35 Years of Victim Support in Europe – Transforming Lives Today, Inspiring a Brighter Tomorrow'

    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...

  • Methodological Challenges in Paid Parental Leave Research and Policy

    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.

  • 25 Years of UNSCR 1325: New Challenges, Renewed Commitment, and the Future of the WPS Agenda

    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...

  • Brown bag lunch with Violaine Lucas -President of 'Choisir la Cause des Femmes'

    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...

  • DG EMPL Discussion on Child Penalties

    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.

  • Task Force Meeting on Implementing Article 44 (EU Directive 2024/1385)

    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...

  • 1st European Union Agencies Network HR Strategy Conference – 'Shaping Our HR Future Together'

    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.

  • DG JUST visit to EIGE

    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...

  • Index 2025 consultation with Member States: Measuring gender equality for a fair and just Europe

    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...

  • International Denim Day

    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...