EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming Researcher, Elena Anchevska, presents EIGE’s measurement framework on gender-sensitive parliaments at a workshop organised by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) and the Parliament of Finland. She shares the findings from EIGE’s two data collections (2019 and 2023) on gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the European Parliament and in national parliaments across...
EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming, Team Leader, Helena Morais Maceira, joins the June meeting of the working group in preparation for the workshop on gender mainstreaming for the EU Agencies Network, which will take place in September 2025.
EIGE’s Expert Gender Statistics, Ligia Nobrega, and EIGE's Gender Mainstreaming SNE, Alexandra Sipos, take part in the 'Mutual Learning Programme in Gender Equality', organised by the high-level group on gender mainstreaming, co-hosted by Lithuania and Belgium. The seminar provides a valuable chance to share insights and discuss women’s representation in politics. Lithuania will highlight the outcomes of its project, 'Women’s...
EIGE's Creative Production and Social Media Assistant, Arturas Gudavicius, attends a FRA and LinkedIn workshop for social media managers from EU institutions and agencies. The two-day event focuses on best practices, combining paid and organic content, running campaigns, and using analytics, with sessions, advice, and networking to help attendees work more effectively and collaboratively.
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, joins CEDEFOP’s 50th Anniversary Conference – Shaping Learning and Skills for Europe – bringing together senior policymakers, education and training experts, and social partners to align skills intelligence and development with Europe's competitiveness agenda. The conference draws on CEDEFOP’s skills intelligence, discussions will focus on how vocational education and training (VET), upskilling, reskilling, and lifelong learning...
EIGE’s Gender-Based Violence SNE, Sara Moreira, takes part in Victim Support Europe’s Annual Conference 2025 – '35 Years of Victim Support in Europe: Transforming Lives Today, Inspiring a Brighter Tomorrow'– in Lisbon, where she contributes to discussions on tackling gender-based violence and strengthening support for victims across Europe. Organised by Victim Support Europe (VSE) and the Portuguese Association for Victim...
EIGE's Statistician, Davide Barbieri, presents the methodology of the 2017 and 2018 studies on eligibility for parental leave and how these studies support the monitoring of the Work-Life Balance Directive and contribute to the upcoming thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index 2026.
EIGE’s Brussels Liaison Officer, Sarah Cooke O’Dowd, takes part in the high-level event, "25 Years of UNSCR 1325: New Challenges, Renewed Commitment, and the Future of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda", organised by the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the European Union, and UN Women. The event marks two...
EIGE’s Statistician, Davide Barbieri, presents EIGE and the Gender Equality Index at the seminar 'Gender Equality in Everyday Life: Emerging Issues and Policy Directions' at the University of Bologna.
EIGE welcomes the French feminist organisation Choisir la cause des Femmes, founded in 1971 by Gisèle Halimi and Simone de Beauvoir. The group, made up of women legal experts, focuses on driving legal progress for women's rights. During her visit to Vilnius, President Violaine Lucas presents the organisation’s recent work mapping and analysing national laws across the EU that best...
EIGE's Gender Equality and Statistics Researcher, Lina Salanauskaite, joins a seminar organised by DG EMPL on 13 May 2025. The seminar will present recent research on child penalties in employment, based on the Child Penalty Atlas and the NBER paper “Child Penalties around the World” (w31649), which will be presented by co-author Gabriel Leite Mariante.
EIGE is hosting the first meeting of the Task Force on administrative data collection for combating violence against women and domestic violence. In accordance with Article 44 of Directive (EU) 2024/1385, EIGE serves as the coordination body for establishing a standardized methodology and online data collection platform. The Task Force brings together National Focal Points, data provider representatives, statistics specialists...