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  • PACE: Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination

    EU agency for gender equality's Director, Carlien Scheele, participates in the PACE Meeting, held by the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, in Paris. On the occasion, Director Scheele introduces the toolkit designed for gender-sensitive parliaments and presents the agency overall activities. The meeting represents an opportunity to engage in dialogue and exchange views with the members of the Committee. Indeed...

  • Visit to CoE: exchange of perspectives with CoE GREVIO members

    EU agency for gender equality's Director, Carlien Scheele, is on visit to the Council of Europe (CoE), in Strasbourg, to meet the CoE Group of Experts on Action against Violence and Domestic Violence (GREVIO) members. In the exchange of perspectives, Director Scheele shares the Agency's work in the field of gender-based-violence. On the occasion, Director Scheele meets with CoE's Head...

  • Regional consultations on CEDAW GR Nr. 40 for women's representation in decision-making for Eastern and Western European States

    EU agency for gender equality's Gender Mainstreaming team leader, Helena Morais Maceira, attends the regional consultation for women's representation on decision-making organized by the Convention on the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEDAW) Committee, supported by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) and UN Women, in Istanbul. The CEDAW Committee organizes regional meetings to facilitate...

  • Conference On Smart Metadata for Official Statistics 2024 (COSMOS)

    EIGE’s Expert Gender Statistics, Ligia Nobrega, attends the Conference of Smart Metadata for Official Statistics 2024 in Paris. EIGE highlights the importance of metadata in gender statistics and emphasizes its role in providing essential information for understanding, interpreting, and evaluating data quality. EIGE’s contribution to the discussion underlines the necessity for structured metadata which accompanies each dataset to ensure a...

  • Visit to FRA: meeting with FRA's Director

    EIGE's Director, Carlien Scheele, and EIGE's Head of Outreach & Engagement Unit, Dennis van der Veur, meet with FRA's Director, Sirpa Rautio, in Vienna.

  • Symposium on Victims' Rights

    EIGE’s Team Leader of GBV (Gender Based Violence team) joins the Symposium on Victims’ Rights, held by Eurojust, in the Hague. The symposium is centred on safeguarding victims within cross-border judicial context. EIGE presents preliminary results from its collaborative project with Eurojust, focusing on the implementation of the European Protection Order. EIGE’s contribution aims to inform and stimulate discussions among...

  • Istanbul Convention meeting on Data collection for Combating Violence Against Women

    EIGE participates in the second meeting of national coordinating bodies established by Article 10, Istanbul Convention for a working-level discussion, in Liechtenstein. The meeting aims at addressing strategies for combating violence against women. EIGE contributes to the discussion by presenting its perspective on data collection concerning violence against women, enriching the discussions, and fostering greater collaboration among participating bodies. The...

  • Gender Equality Forum 2024

    Are you ready to help shape a fairer future for all? Make your voice heard at the second Gender Equality Forum on 10-11 December 2024. This is a significant year for the EU, with European Parliament elections and a new Commission taking office. That brings new challenges and opportunities. The forum is your platform to stand up for gender equality...