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On 18 November 2025, Director Carlien Scheele attends the unveiling of Ireland’s National Strategy for Women and Girls in Dublin at the invitation of Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, where she remarks on the strategy’s distinctly personalised approach… Dear Minister Foley, dear colleagues, I am delighted that my Agency’s country visit has coincided with such an important...

In an exchange of views with European Parliament’s EMPL Committee on 11 November 2025, Director Carlien Scheele shares the results from the 2nd wave of EIGE’s CARE survey Dear Chair, members of the committee and colleagues, thank you for this opportunity to speak here today. I am delighted to bring my Agency’s evidence on work-life balance to serve as a...

Director Carlien Scheele unpacked the Gender Equality Index 2025 results to the FEMM Committee in European Parliament on 2 December 2025. With an updated methodology, new data, new sources, we have a brand-new baseline for understanding gender equality in the EU… Good afternoon chair and members of the FEMM Committee, I have the privilege to share with you the fresh...

On 17 October 2025, EIGE Director Carlien Scheele puts tackling gender stereotypes for gender equality on the table to Ministers of Equality in an EPSCO Council meeting under the Danish Presidency. Good morning dear ministers, dear colleagues, Thank you for this invitation. I’m delighted to be amongst you all today. And thank you to the Danish Presidency for putting a...

On 8 October 2025 Director Carlien Scheele speaks at the ‘Gender Flagship Capitalization Conference – Best Practices & Lessons Learned’ in Brussels Organized by SG REFORM and Expertise France, and supported by the Technical Support Instrument of the European Commission. Good morning, colleagues, It is a great pleasure to join you today at the Gender Flagship Capitalisation Conference. I would...

In a scene setter for the 2025 Gender Equality Index event at the Residence Palace in Brussels on 2 December 2025, Director Carlien Scheele called for renewed ambitions to dismantle gender stereotypes once and for all… Good morning, everyone! It is my pleasure to welcome you to the release of our 2025 Gender Equality Index. To our partners, colleagues and...

On 6 June 2025 EIGE Director Carlien Scheele speaks at the 18th Meeting of the Committee of the Parties in the Council of Europe, sharing key results from the EU GBV survey and EIGE’s 2024 Thematic Focus on Tackling Violence Against Women and Tackling Gender Inequalities. Good afternoon members of the committee, Thank you for this opportunity to present, what...

May marks EU Diversity Month across the EU. This year, my Agency is focusing on championing gender equality and safety at work as fundamental pillars of inclusive and thriving workplaces. This aligns with the EU's theme for this year's diversity month - promoting mental health and wellbeing at the workplace. At a time when progress on diversity and inclusion faces...

On 29 April 2025, EIGE Director, Carlien Scheele, attended an online a workshop organised by Inter Pares in cooperation with the Parliament of Uzbekistan (Oliy Majlis) sharing the Agency’s latest data and insights on gender-sensitive parliaments.

In an informal meeting with gender equality ministers in the EU under the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 16 April 2025 in Warsaw, Director Carlien Scheele delivers an AI centric speech on where we need to focus our collective action for gender equality and the digital landscape.

When 1 in 3 women experience physical and/or sexual violence in the EU but only 1 in 5 contact a healthcare service or social service provider following the incident, we need to take a closer and more critical look at how we can better protect and empower victims of gender-based and domestic violence. On 25 March EIGE Director Carlien Scheele...

On 6 March 2025, Director Carlien Scheele delivered an address to DG PERSONNEL on how gender sensitive parliaments are a gateway to gender equality. Dear colleagues, Thank you for this opportunity to present to you my Agency’s tools for change. Tools which support achieving gender-sensitive parliaments. EIGE's hands-on toolkit for parliaments to advance gender equality Dive in Or, to put...