EIGE’s Outreach and Engagement Head of Unit, Dennis van der Veur, joins the Women in Border Management Roundtable, held by Frontex. The discussion aims to promote the representation of female leaders in border management as well as to raise awareness of gender-related considerations at the border. EIGE underlines the importance of sex-disaggregated data and the different impact that crossing borders...
To celebrate the International Woman’s Day 2024, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, joins the Interparliamentary Committee Meeting held by the Committee on Women-s Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament in Brussels. EIGE’s Director addresses the topic of “Women in Sport”. She emphasizes on the different ways in which women can contribute to combating inequalities and empowering future generations, in...
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, meets with the FEMM Committee’s Chair, Robert Biedron, in Brussels to discuss their collaboration after the European Elections.
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, meets with the DG Budget’s General Director, Stephanie Riso, in Brussels. The meeting debates EIGE’s closer cooperation with DG Budget and other EU institutions approaching gender budgeting and gender mainstreaming.
The Special Rapporteur on violence against women and girls (SR VAWG) invites EIGE to the expert consultation on violence against women and prostitution, for the presentation of its report. The report addresses the nexus between prostitution and violence against women and girls on the global scale. The consultation aims at gathering insights and contributions for the report, which will be...
On the occasion of the International Women-s Day 2024, EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, addresses the internal event hosted by the Equality, Inclusion, and Diversity Unit (part of the DG PERS) in Brussels. The discussion lies on the significance of gender in the context of the future European elections, highlighting the relevance and the importance of “ why gender matters”.
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, meets with the Equinet’s management team, including Patrick Charlier, Chair of Executive Board, Anne Gaspard and Tamas Kadar, Co-Directors, and Moana Genevery, Senior Officer on gender equality, to discuss areas of common concern, such as climate change or AI’s impact on equality. The meeting highlights the need for closer cooperation between EIGE and Equinet to address...
EIGE, in collaboration with Eurofound, starts an informal exchange program among several EU agencies, focusing on research on the critical topic of care. The initiative attracts other agencies and brings together CEDEFOP, EIGE, ELA, ETF, Eurofound, EU-OSHA and FRA at one discussion table to engage in collaborative undertakings and comprehensive dialogue on the subject.
EIGE Director attends the Informal meeting of gender equality ministers organised by Belgium Presidency of the Council of the EU. At this informal meeting the ministers will debate how EU Member States can better work to bring a new and stronger dynamic to the future of gender equality in the EU, to safeguard the progress made so far and to...
The Working Party on Social Questions deals with all legislative work related to employment and social policies aspects. EIGE attends the meeting in Brussels, and updates EU Member States on its research, concerning financial independence and gender equality across Member States. The research supports the Belgium Presidency of the Council of the EU.
The European Conference on Gender Budgeting taking place in Cyprus by the organisation of Civil Society and the Cyprus Gender Budgeting Platform, is an opportunity for academics, trainers and experts on gender budgeting, from all over Europe, to meet, exchange information and experiences. Furthermore, these experts also have the chance to come up with measures to be put into place...
EIGE’s Researcher, Blandine Millard, joins the Mutual Learning Seminar on Synergies between gender equality and climate action in The Hague. The seminar aims to foster knowledge exchange, address existing issues, and explore innovative approaches for integrating gender concerns into climate action. EIGE shares insights from the Gender Equality Index Thematic Focus 2023, highlighting its commitment to advance gender equality in...