… the most brutal and at the same time most tabooed forms of gender-based violence. During recent years FGM has gained considerable attention in the EU. In June 2012, the European Parliament adopted the … Viviane Reding. The results of the project will support policy makers in their efforts to follow the law obligation …
… Gender Training conference in Vilnius 13-14 November, 2012 On … on gender training with the view to improving knowledge of policy makers to effectively mainstream gender. The … of EIGE’s two-year project on gender training in the EU. The Institute aims to collect information and facilitate …
… climate change. A new report by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) highlights just how little women have … in decision-making bodies on the international and EU level continues to improve accounting for around 40 per … factors should become an integral part of climate change policy debates and decisions. Otherwise we as a society will …
… The European Institute for Gender Equality cooperated with 5 national gender equality … violence contain more than 26.000 references, including policy documents, grey literature of all nature, online … regularly. The resources on gender-based violence enable EU institutions, authorities in the Member States, …
… On 6 December 2012 the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO) adopted … Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the EU Member States: Violence against Women Victim Support”. … conclusions highlight that domestic violence is a form of gender-based violence and a manifestation of historically …
… to be evaluated. The development and dissemination of EU-wide, comparable and reliable gender statistics and indicators have greatly contributed to … was initially introduced by the European Commission in its policy document “The Roadmap for Equality between Women and …
… status and potential of administrative sources of data on gender-based violence in the EU and Croatia” EIGE has recently launched a study on … administrative sources of data on GBV. It seeks to support policy makers across Europe in the fight against GBV by …
… Mutilation 6 February 2013 The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and Vice-President of the European … Commission Viviane Reding will launch and present a new EU-wide study on female genital mutilation (FGM) on 6 March … mutilation is high on the agenda of gender equality policy makers in the EU. It should be: it is a form of …
… to have affected several hundred thousand women in the EU. The Commissioners were joined by Members of the European … calling for views on how best to develop measures at EU level to fight female genital mutilation. The consultation … discussion on FGM comes as the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) releases a new report on female …
… Union The President and the Director exchanged views on gender equality issues and the efforts of EIGE in supporting EU and Member State policies. The President was particularly … EIGE intends to make the Gender Equality Index public at a EU Conference in Brussels in June of this year. …
… In May 2013, EIGE launched the database of gender trainers and training organisations as part of the … policies and programmes through gender training in the EU. The database is a freely searchable directory of over 200 gender trainers from all over the EU. The initial list of gender trainers, which was further on …
… In 2013 EIGE started the in-depth phase of the study on ‘Gender Training in the European Union: Mapping, Research and … of a mapping exercise on gender training in the EU and Croatia that was completed in 2012 with the European … to be generic and theoretical, not tailored to specific policy areas and the day to day work of participants. The …
… All citizens will get access to information on gender equality and the possibility to be a part of a … launched on 31 May 2013, together with the Opening of the EU House in Vilnius, it is made available today, 11 June … on gender equality. The primary beneficiaries are policy makers and implementers at the EU and Member States …
… and only 12% in the private media organisations in the EU-27 – as the research of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows. ‘Increased number of women in … organisations have a committee responsible for equality-policy issues, 14% have an equality/diversity officer and 9% …
… people When one needs to find the right information on gender equality in the EU, then EIGE is the place to be. The European Institute for … Geoghegan-Quinn and Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Policy of Bulgaria, Lazar Lazarov. “ Our RDC will become the …
… day of the 16-day global campaign of Activism Against Gender Violence, the City of Vienna, with the European … for concerted action, aligned with the new European policy framework for health and well-being – Health 2020.” … gender-based violence is a priority in the European Union (EU) and beyond, which must be supported by solid …
… of sectors and countries discussed approaches towards gender-based violence (GBV). During highly informative … studies, shared promising practices from various EU Member States and beyond, and exchanged ideas about how to … of GBV. Moreover, the importance of strong legal and policy documents at national, EU and international level was …
… Gender equality in the EU is facing serious challenges The advancement of gender equality in the EU is unlikely without effective national structures …