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  • Gender Equality Conference: Media and the Image of Women

    The conference will bring together government representatives from the 47 member states of the Council of Europe, representatives of gender equality bodies, media, civil society, private business, and other regional and international organisations. The conference aims to: Discuss the challenges posed by reconciling the media’s freedom of expression and the principle of gender equality; Encourage a gender sensitive approach in...

  • Expert meeting on administrative data collection on GBV in the EU

    The Expert meeting on administrative data collection on GBV in the EU will be held in Vilnius on 4-5 July 2013. The meeting will focus on: the purpose and benefits of administrative data collection on EU level, the feasibility of administrative data collection on EU level the role of international activities in the field of administrative data collection on GBV...

  • IAMCR 2013 Conference Dublin

    Crises, ‘Creative Destruction’ and the Global Power and Communication Orders The theme invites reflections on whether or how the current deep economic/financial crisis and its attendant gales of "creative destruction" may promote deep, fundamental or multiple shifts in the geo-political and communication orders globally. A section of the conference will focus on Gender and Communication. While submissions on any topic...

  • Equinet seminar on gender equality

    EQUINET HIGH-LEVEL SEMINAR ON GENDER EQUALITY Gender Equality in the Labour Market: The role of Equality Bodies Date: Thursday – 27 June 2013 Venue: Belgian Institute for Equality between Women and Men (Rue Ernest Blérot 1, 1070 Brussels) The seminar is aimed at senior management and experts of national equality bodies, representatives of EU institutions and agencies, other international organisations...

  • High-Level Seminar on Gender Equality in the Labour Market: the Role of Equality Bodies

    This High Level Seminar aims at sharing with EU level stakeholders experiences and expertise coming from equality bodies’ work on the promotion of gender equality, in particular relating to the implementation of EU legislation and policies in the field. EIGE's Head of Operations Thérèse Murphy will present the session "Equality bodies and the advancement of gender equality: an EIGE perspective"...

  • Journalist Thematic Network meeting, Dublin

    EIGE is organising the Journalist Thematic Network meeting on two important topics that EIGE is working on: Women and the media Communicating good practices Sharing knowledge in EuroGender The meeting is addressed to journalists, media representatives and communications experts from a number of EU Member States and Croatia that are working with Communication or Gender Equality in many different forms...

  • Prosperity through Empowerment – Advancing Gender Equality in Development and Governance

    Gender inequality slows down economic and social development and constitutes an obstacle to good governance. Without harnessing the full human capital and economic potential of women, countries cannot prosper. Similarly, studies have shown that women’s lack of access to education and health services hinders poverty reduction. Empowering women and advancing gender equality is therefore a long-term driver for growth and...

  • Second meeting on benefits of gender equality

    The European Institute for Gender Equality has launched a new project on the benefits of gender equality (BGE) in April 2013. By introducing a focus on the benefits of gender equality, EIGE seeks to effectively advocate for a stronger inclusion of gender equality in the political agenda across the EU in times when the economic and social crisis hampers gender...

  • European Women’s Lobby Barometer on Rape in Europe 2013

    Although in the last years the issue of violence against women has gained increased attention on the political scene, rape still remains a “forgotten” issue in Europe. The EWL Barometer 2013 gives visibility to this topic and presents the major challenges in Europe (on data collection, services for victims, prevention and information). It covers 30 countries and shows how national...

  • Gender Equality Index - Launch Conference

    Many of us advocate on a daily basis for equality between women and men. The Gender Equality Institute (EIGE) plays an important role in supporting gender equality policies at EU and Member State level. For this it has developed a unique and powerful tool: the Gender Equality Index. During the conference EIGE will officially launch and present its methodology and...