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  • No more excuses to ignore gender concerns – use our guide!

    Does gender equality feature in your work? Whether you work in fisheries, transport or any other area of the society, it should always be there! With EIGE’s new platform, there are no more excuses to ignore gender concerns. We show you how to mainstream gender, tailor-made for your field. “EIGE’s Gender Mainstreaming Platform presents the different challenges for gender equality...

  • Malta is almost halfway to gender equality

    The Gender Equality Index developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that Malta is approaching the halfway mark towards equality between women and men. Malta scored 46.8 out of 100 on EIGE’s most recent update of the Index (2015), giving it a rank of 16, when compared to the other 28 EU Member States. EIGE’s Gender Equality...

  • Professor Ruth Rubio Marin has a vision of a gender equal Europe

    "Europe today is struggling with the social implications brought on by the protracted economic crisis. It is also dealing with a rising tide of intolerance and discrimination that has accompanied the increasing numbers of refugees arriving in Europe. All these challenges could detract attention from Europe´s commitment to gender equality" states Professor Ruth Rubio Marin from the European University Institute...

    Professor Ruth Rubio Marin keynote speech
  • Men dominate positions of power in Eastern Partnership countries

    A recent study from EIGE on gender equality in decision-making shows that important positions of power in the EU are predominately held by men, especially in the finance sector where only 1 in 25 top jobs are held by a woman. The Eastern Partnership countries - Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine – wanted to check the situation in...

    The Eastern Partnership countries
  • Will three quarters of equality suffice for Finland?

    The Gender Equality Index developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that Finland has achieved “three–quarters equality”. While gender equality is high in Finland in European comparison, there is still room for improvement in many sectors of society. According to the 2015 Gender Equality Index published by EIGE, Finland scored 73 out of 100. Finland is the...

  • How can improved data collection help end violence against women?

    To reduce violence against women, first we need to understand the scope of the phenomenon, and for that we need quality data. Reliable and comparable statistics help us to assess the effectiveness of policy measures and services in place, estimate the resources needed to tackle the issue and track progress over time. EIGE’s work on good practices has now identified...

  • International Women’s Day in the year of the Olympics: Men are still making all the rules

    Latest data shows that men take most of the decisions in sports organisations that affect both women and men athletes. To mark International Women’s Day, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and the Lithuanian National Olympic Committee are highlighting the hurdles women face in sport with a conference on 7 March in Vilnius. “The trend we are seeing in...

  • Looking for gender statistics you can count on and compare?

    No more time wasting and frustration searching for gender statistics across multiple databases. No more wondering if the data is up-to-date, accurate and comparable. EIGE’s new Gender Statistics Database provides a one-stop source for information on the situation of equality between women and men in the EU. “The new database is aimed to help statisticians, policy makers, researchers, students, journalists...

  • Conference "Gender Equality and Sport: towards a level playing field for women" - Vilnius, 7 March 2016

    In the run up to Rio 2016 Olympics and the Paralympics, EIGE’s International Women’s Day celebration focuses on gender equality in sport. EIGE’s research shows that while both women and men practice sport, the sports arena is far from equal and most of the decisions are made by men. The figures speak for themselves. In national sports federations across the...

  • Serbia - the first EU candidate country to produce a Gender Equality Index

    Today Serbia launches the results of its Gender Equality Index making it the first non-EU country to produce an assessment of how equal women and men are in the various fields of society by applying a broad scale of indicators. Compared with the EU Member States Serbia’s overall score places it in 22nd position. With a score of 40.6 points...

  • EIGE looks into the economic impacts of gender equality

    EIGE is kicking off a new study on the Economic Benefits of Gender Equality. The aim is to discover the impact of gender equality on sustainable and inclusive economic growth and the well-being of society at large. The objectives of Europe’s 2020 Strategy will not bring smart, sustainable and inclusive growth until continuing inequalities are challenged in areas such as...