As part of the project on gender-sensitive parliaments, EIGE is developing an evidence-based tool on gender equality action plans to support members of parliament and parliamentary administration to plan and monitor progress towards transformative change for gender equality. This Experts’ Meeting brings together representatives of parliaments at European, national, and regional level, as well as experts in the field of...
EIGE's Director meets with the Minister of Labour and Social Protection of the Republic of Moldova, Alexei Buzu, as to discuss EIGE's work and possible engagement in support of advancing the gender equality situation in Moldova.
EIGE’s Gender-based Violence Researcher Cristina Fabre is delivering two presentations at the Annual Conference of the European Society of Criminology in two panels with the titles: “Based on statistics... How to visualize crime before, during and after Covid-19?” “Let's talk about violence against women. An approximation with data”
EIGE’s Statistics Officer Davide Barbieri delivered a short presentation on the Gender Equality Index for the autonomous community of Navarra. The Index uses data collected in Navarra and was calculated using EIGE’s methodology. The achievements, along with opportunities and priorities for improving gender equality in Navarra were also discussed.
During this thematic session, the Directorate-General for Structural Reform Support (DG REFORM) will present the various opportunities for technical support that DG REFORM can offer to your administration concerning tools and policies for promoting Gender Equality. The event will cover the substantial support provided, along with testimonials from current beneficiaries and implementation partners, as well as details about the application...
EIGE delegation participates at the meeting of the European Commission's High-Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming and is presenting on the topic of gender equality and care. EIGE delegation is meeting with officials of the Ministry of Labour and Social Economy of Spain to discuss EIGE's support to Spanish Presidency of the EU in respective policy areas.
With this event, the EEAS opens the debate on the nexus of climate and gender with the intent to promote women in decision making on all levels. EIGE, represented by Carla Bernardo, Seconded National Expert on Gender Mainstreaming, has been invited to speak about its work on gender equality and the Green Deal, teasing our upcoming statistical brief on gender...
EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele is in Brussels for the high-level stakeholder meetings. Director Scheele is meeting with Director-General for Justice and Consumers, Ana Gallego Torres and the President of the Belgian Senate, Stephanie d'Hose.
Montenegro will release its second Gender Equality Index. The index was established by the Statistical Office of Montenegro - MONSTAT, in cooperation with EIGE, under the Instrument of Pre-Accession (IPA) and within the defined methodology, using national and European data sources. The press conference on the occasion of launching the Gender Equality Index is organised jointly with the Montenegro Ministry...
The conference is organised under the auspices of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU, focused on how to tackle energy poverty in the context of unprecedented energy crisis aggravated by the war in Ukraine. EIGE Director, Carlien Scheele, participated as a virtual speaker in the panel on 'Energy poverty with a gender lens'.
An EIGE delegation took part in the informal meeting focused on the war in Ukraine and its effects on internal security, violence against women, hate speech and hate crimes, drug trafficking, and other issues.