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  • EIGE reinforces ties with EU enlargement countries

    EIGE is off to its fourth project with the Western Balkans and Turkey in our common path towards gender equality. We are working closely with EU candidates and potential candidates to make gender equality more visible in the region. Our focus is on improving the monitoring of gender equality in public policies, legislation and practice. EIGE has worked with the...

    Hands joining - cooperation concept
  • EIGE has a great recipe for gender mainstreaming

    Whether you work in the environment, education, the digital agenda or any other policy field, our methods and tools will help you to get started on gender mainstreaming. “EIGE has come up with practical advice to guide you through each step of the gender mainstreaming cycle. We show you how to integrate a gender dimension in your work, regardless of...

    wooden ladle and recipe
  • EU agencies take a stand against harassment

    Together, we the Heads of EU agencies and Joint undertakings commit to zero tolerance towards sexual harassment and we cannot and will not accept harassment of any form in our agencies. We take it upon ourselves to communicate to our staff that harassment in the workplace is never acceptable. We have committed ourselves in accordance with existing laws and particularly...

  • Time to get more women in tech

    Flexible working hours, better salaries and a good office environment - getting an Information and Communication technology (ICT) job has many advantages. Still, more than eight out of ten ICT jobs go to men. To mark International Women’s Day, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) focuses on ways to tap women’s potential in this growing sector. “Deep-rooted stereotypes are...

  • Tough laws discourage female genital mutilation

    Strong laws and prosecution are powerful deterrent factors when it comes to female genital mutilation (FGM) in the EU. Family members fear the consequences of the law more than the consequences of not having it done. However, in order for the laws to work, police and justice must enforce them and prosecute those responsible for their crime. These are some...

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  • Women and men in a digital Europe

    Digitalisation will be under the spotlight of EIGE and the network of nine EU Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies this year. “While chairing the network, EIGE wanted to give special focus to digitalisation, which has dramatically changed the everyday lives of both women and men. We also aim to highlight the human dimension in all other areas of the...

  • Season's greetings from EIGE

    We wish you a happy and relaxing break and the very best for the New Year! Our Season’s greetings go for everyone: old and young, rich and poor, born close or far, and for families of any form. Looking forward to bring you more gender equality news in 2018. We are also taking a little break. Our office will be...

    Season's greetings from EIGE
  • Joint Statement of Heads of JHA agencies: Zero tolerance for sexual harassment

    Together, we the Heads of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) agencies commit to zero tolerance towards sexual harassment and gender-based violence in the workplace. We cannot and will not accept harassment of any form in our agencies and we take it upon ourselves to communicate to our staff that harassment in the workplace is never acceptable. Equality is one of...

    The heads of JHA agencies take a stand against sexual harassment
  • Study and work in the EU: set apart by gender

    The EU’s economy has a major weakness: the uneven concentration of women and men in studies and at work. This makes the labour market less competitive and companies struggle to find qualified professionals in growing sectors, such as information and communications technology (ICT) and health or personal care. Gender segregation poses challenges for these industries and leads to a reduced...

    Gender segregation in work and study
  • Lighting the way: violence against women must stop

    Tomorrow, on 25 November, the world marks the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. On the eve of this occasion Vilnius Town Hall and EU House, where the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is located, will be lit up in orange. This is how EIGE will place its host city on the map of the global...

    EIGE celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women
  • Gender Equality Index 2017: We cannot be silent about violence

    Violence against women is a much bigger problem than the statistics show. Almost one in two women (47%) who have experienced violence have never told anyone, whether that be the police, health services, a friend, neighbour or colleague. Disclosed violence is only a fraction of the reality. “Violence against women is both a cause and a consequence of gender inequality...

    Gender Equality Index 2017: We cannot be silent about violence
  • Gender Equality Index 2017: Progress at a snail’s pace

    The updated Gender Equality Index shows where Europe stands today. We are moving forward but overall progress is very slow. The EU’s score is just four points higher than ten years ago, now 66.2 out of 100. The top performing country is Sweden with a score of 82.6, while Greece moved to the bottom with 50 points. The award for...

    Gender Equality Index 2017: Progress at a snail’s pace