Are You Ready for the European Parliament Elections 2024? Take the Gender Equality Quiz! From 6 to 9 June 2024, people in the EU will vote for the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing 480 million Europeans. But before you vote, have you considered gender equality? Publication date 01 May 2024
Call for youth participation at the EIGE Gender Equality Forum 2024: Make your voice heard! The countdown is on for the second edition of the Gender Equality Forum! Join us online or on-site in Brussels on 10-11 December 2024 to engage in discussions on the future of gender equality in the EU until 2030. We want your voices and ideas to be heard, contributing to a call to action for equality 24/7. To ensure a...
Gender Equality Index 2023: Towards a green transition in transport and energy The Gender Equality Index 2023 presents the EU in relation to gender equality amid crises and uncertainties. In recent years, the world has been hit by repeated shocks and multiple crises. What remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and shocks continuously threaten to create new challenges and reverse years of... Topics Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Poverty Regional policy Transport Youth Violence Publication date 24 Oct 2023 Available in: EN
Gender-sensitive communication This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity. Section Publications
What can parliaments do to advance gender equality? Discover our step-by-step toolkit Section Gender mainstreaming
Resources and structures key for women's empowerment With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality? Publication date 27 Feb 2023
Two years on: women fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine need more support How can essential healthcare services be strengthened for victims of conflict-related sexual violence? Topics Health Migration Youth Violence Publication date 20 Feb 2024
EIGE stresses the need for gender dimension in DSA transparency reporting EIGE, in its contribution to a public consultation on the design of transparency reports under the Digital Services Act (DSA), has highlighted the need to include gender-based measurement instruments. Topics Digital agenda Violence Publication date 01 Feb 2024
Apply to become our Seconded National Expert: Gender-based Violence! The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin on 5 April 2024 and will close on 13 May 2024 at 13:30 Eastern European Time (EET). The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE... Type Seconded national experts Ref. number EIGE/2024/SNE/GBV Published date 03 Apr 2024 Closing date 13 May 2024, 13:30 Europe/Vilnius
The Gender Equality Index 2022 reveals slow progress. How can we turn threats into opportunities right now? … neither in education nor in employment has increased, with adolescent boys being the most affected. Now, looking at the … Type News article
Body image drives poor mental health, especially in youth … (Haynes et al., 2019). As highlighted in EIGE (2019b), adolescent girls’ concern over physical appearance correlates … 2014) have been associated with body image concerns among adolescent girls, with social media playing an intermediary … Type Toolkit page
Gender differences in mental disorders begin early in life … disease burden in children and young people, particularly adolescent girls (Baranne and Falissard, 2018). WHO estimates … Type Toolkit page
Rights, access and outcomes – sexual and reproductive health in focus … than countries with less restrictive laws. Figure 41. Adolescent birth rate by EU Member State (per 1 000 … Type Toolkit page
Gender differences on household chores entrenched from childhood … of this age live with their parents [3] , it is clear that adolescent girls and young women do more unpaid work in the … Type Toolkit page
When gender-based violence goes digital … the survey, by country, 2016 As discussed in EIGE (2019a), adolescent girls and young women are very active internet … Type Toolkit page
Unprecedented impact of COVID-19 calls for gender-sensitive policies and research … disease for young children and young people, particularly adolescent girls (Baranne and Falissard, 2018). Children who … Type Toolkit page
Using web 2.0 to promote debate on the relationship between men and women Type Good practice Country Italy Topics Culture