EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele, Jolanta Reingardė, EIGE's Researcher, and Sarah Cooke O'Dowd, EIGE's Liaison Officer in Brussels, attend the European Commission High level group meeting on gender mainstreaming covering financial independence and gender equality as well as the outcomes of EIGE's strategic foresight consultations with its Management Board and Experts Forum members and the public survey from 2023.
EIGE's Seconded National Expert, Janine Mc Ginn, attends an online conference on gender-based violence among youth in the post-Covid era, organised by 'the gendertalk.eu', an online platform that collects existing information and training materials for adults and children, serving as an online access point to the counselling desk. The conference emphasize youth mental health and early education on gender-based violence...
EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele presents the Institute's work programme for 2024 in the European Parliament FEMM committee meeting online. Looking at the significant year ahead for the EU, EIGE's work programme is paved with key publications, activities and strategic foresight work contributing to ongoing commitments for advancing gender equality. This occasion opens a dialogue for important discussions with members of...
EIGE hosts a breakfast for the Lithuanian authorities and Vilnius' diplomatic community to kickstart 2024. Through personal reflections and concrete commitments, areas of discussion include: strengthening ongoing efforts to reducing the gender pay gap increasing women's participation in political life improving the distribution of unpaid care how the Istanbul Convention is an important tool to combat gender-based violence the role...
EIGE is attending the 'International Conference: The future of girls in STEAM'. EIGE's Communications Assistant Alexandrina Satnoianu, will deliver an intervention on how the lack of women in STE(A)M has a negative effect on economic development and GDP growth. Held under the auspices of the Spanish Presidency of the Council of the EU, this major International Conference is co-organised by...
Meeting is organised at the initiative of the EUAA, current chair of JHA agencies network. The aim of this briefing is to gather high-level stakeholders across EU institutions and to demonstrate the added value of the JHA agencies (including their close cooperation within the JHA agencies’ network).
European Committee on Legal Co-operation of the Council of Europe organises a webinar on mainstreaming gender in public and private law reform processes. The webinar serves two purposes: promote gender mainstreaming among decision-makers, particularly among ministries of justice of the member States who represent the majority of the committee; promote the recently published Council of Europe practical guide on mainstreaming...
Women and girls in the Global South are disproportionately affected by the impact of climate change. Despite playing a pivotal role in their communities, women often lack economic and political influence and depend heavily on natural resources, particularly in rural areas, rendering them more vulnerable to climate change's effects. This event will convene a panel of diverse speakers from various...
The Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 committed to the establishment of an EU network on the prevention of gender-based violence and domestic violence, which would bring together Member States and stakeholders. The topic for the first meeting has been chosen as early prevention mechanisms of law enforcement, health and social services, and inter-service coordination and data sharing.
As part of EIGE’s project Collection of Good Practices on Gender Mainstreaming in the European Green Deal, EIGE organises a one-day and a half consultation and awareness-raising meeting with the Thematic Network on Gender Mainstreaming to discuss, assess and select, in a participatory manner, Good Practices on gender mainstreaming in EGD policy areas and the latest updates on EIGE’s work...
The UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia is announcing the official launch of the research “The Dark Side of Digitalization: Technology-Facilitated Violence Against Women in Eastern Europe and Central Asia.” The report provides new insights into technology-facilitated violence against women in Southeast and Eastern Europe and Central Asia, drawing on surveys with over 12,000 women across the...
‘Women in Leadership’ - a Network at the European Central Bank which represents female staff who have an interest in improving gender representation at the ECB, in particular, in positions of leadership - is organising an “Orange Day”, to raise awareness and take action to end violence against women and girls. EIGE's work around Cyber Violence Against Women and Girls...