While the progress of women's rights and the achievement of gender equality are fundamental values of the EU, we are currently witnessing a number of backlashes in these areas. Gender equality policies, sexual education and women's reproductive rights are questioned. FEMM members will discuss with EIGE's director, Virginija Langbakk, Katrine Thomasen (Centre for Reproductive Rights), Christian Berger and Lena Jäger...
In the lead up to the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, EIGE marks the beginning of the awareness-raising campaign, Orange the World, in by lighting up Europe House in orange. Violence against women is a serious problem in the European Union today. About 33% of women have experienced physical or sexual violence and this is also...
Le 23 novembre 2018 à Bruxelles, POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ-PLS lancera le réseau européen CEASE, premier réseau d’entreprises engagées contre les violences domestiques. Au cours de cette matinée, organisée avec le soutien d'equal.brussels, les organisations belges membres du réseau se rassembleront pour signer la Charte des entreprises engagées contre les violences conjugales et découvrir la formation qui vise à doter les...
What’s a Gender Focal Point within an organisation? What does this function entail? How can GFPs make the difference? This course is the chance for strengthening your capacities to effectively act as an agent of change. Jointly developed and implemented by UN Women Training Centre and ITCILO, the course has trained more than 300 GFPs all over the world! The...
Within the framework of EIGE’s work on gender mainstreaming, EIGE has commissioned a project on “Institutional mechanisms for gender equality and gender mainstreaming” to assess the progress made towards achieving the strategic objectives of Area H of the Beijing Platform for Action: H1: Create or strengthen national machineries and other governmental bodies. H2: Integrate gender perspectives in legislation, public policies...
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The 1st Experts working meeting of EIGE's project "Risk assessment and management by police of intimate partner violence (IPV)" will take place in Vilnius, on 25-26 October 2018. The participants will review the current situation across the EU member states and will identify the core principles and key elements of risk assessment and risk management of IPV by the police...
With the aim of closing the gaps between commitments to gender equality and the policies and programmes funded by EU and national budgets, EIGE's on-going project focuses on effective integration of gender mainstreaming and gender budgeting in the European Structural Investment Funds (ESIF). This one-day meeting will provide an opportunity to: Validate the recommendations for more effective gender mainstreaming in...
On the occasion of the EU Anti-Trafficking Day on 18 October 2018, EIGE is launching its new report ''Gender-specific measures in anti-trafficking actions''. EIGE will present its report, in a joint session with the LIBE and FEMM committees, at the European Parliament on 18 October 2018, from 11:30 to 12:30 (Brussels time). The meeting will be streamed live on EIGE's...
The next Journalist Thematic Network meeting is coming up on 16 – 17 October in Vienna. This time we will focus on gender equality and digitalisation and especially what this means for young women and men. The Austrian Presidency of the Council of the EU has chosen this topic for EIGE to review under the Beijing Platform for Action. Read...
Organised under the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European conference Gender Equality & YOU will be dedicated to the future priorities on gender equality in the EU. It will be a space where people of diverse generations, backgrounds and organisations meet and discuss at eye level: young people and youth representatives, Ministers for Gender Equality...
11th-12th October 2018, Beurs Van Berlaage, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The STEMM Equality Congress 2018 will offer delegates an opportunity to hear from and interact with thought leaders in equality, diversity and inclusion strategy, policy and practice in STEMM worldwide. Attended by over 350 leading researchers, policy makers, equality staff, the private sector, academic staff, government representatives and NGOs from across...
