The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will participate in the IFLA World Library and Information Congress satellite conference on " How can libraries and information centres improve access to women's information and preserve women's cultural heritage?", on 9 August 2012, in Tampere, Finland. Ana Sofia Fernandes, EIGE's Resource & Documentation Center (RDC) officer will present a communication on the...
The European Commission organises the launch of its campaign to promote Women in Research and Innovation. The objective is to encourage more girls to take an interest in science at school and to engage young women in scientific research careers, a field where they remain underrepresented in Europe. The launch event will take place at the European Parliament in Brussels...
The European Commission (DG Employment) and the European Community of Practice on Gender Mainstreaming (GenderCoP.eu) are pleased to invite you to participate in a conference with the aim of increasing the understanding of how Gender Equality is fundamental in order to meet the objectives of the EU 2020 strategy. The purpose of the conference is to explore the flagship themes...
The European Commission presents an EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in Human Beings for 2012-2016. Background: Trafficking in human beings is the slavery of our times and takes many forms, evolving with changing socio-economic circumstances. The European Commission is therefore launching an EU strategy towards the eradication of trafficking in human beings for the period 2012-2016 based on...
The expert meeting on “Measuring prevalence of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Europe” in the frame of EIGE’s study to map the current situation and trends of FGM in the 27 EU Member States and Croatia, will take place on June 1, 2012 in Paris. The study aims to assess and analyse the situation of female genital mutilation (FGM) focusing...
Promoting gender equality and the effective implementation of equal treatment legislation was on the agenda when a joint meeting between EQUINET and EIGE was hosted by EIGE on Thursday 24 May 2012. It took place in connection with the the European Network of Equality Bodies ( Equinet) Legal Training in Vilnius. This meeting provided an opportunity for EQUINET members to...
A meeting of EIGE Thematic Network on Gender Training will take place in Vilnius on 23 May 2012. It is part of EIGE’s project “Gender Training in the European Union: Mapping, Research and Stakeholder’s Engagement”. A result of the project will be, among others, the first comprehensive EU-wide database on gender training high-quality tools, resources and trainers. It will work...
The Politics of Location Revisited: Gender@2012 The 8th European Feminist Research Conference invites scholars, students, activists and policy makers to re-visit their politics of location in the light of current crises in Europe and beyond, and to reflect upon the ways in which feminist scholarly tools can be used for understanding and for changing the world.
The aim of the conference is to highlight access to justice in the field of equal pay. The conference will address a number of important conditions and difficulties in the enforcement of the equal pay principle in Europe. The focus of the conference will be on how to promote a more effective access to justice. The conference is supported by...