The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) upholds its reputation as the knowledge centre for gender equality in the European Union (EU). EIGE’s data and evidence are essential in helping Europe’s leaders to design measures that are inclusive and promote gender equality in all areas of life, especially amid technological and climate change, the changing nature of work and widening...
Gender equality is a fundamental value and a key goal of the European Union (EU). The elimination of inequalities between women and men is essential for the creation of a stronger, fairer and more inclusive Europe. The EU and Member States’ policies recognise gender equality as a backbone of economic and social well-being and a prerequisite for more inclusive societies...
Amended by Management Board Decision No MB/2021/024 of 10 December 2021 During the programming period 2021-2023, the Institute will focus on measuring progress at EU and Member State levels through the Gender Equality Index reviewing the implementation of the EU’s international commitments as part of the Beijing Platform for Action and through research notes that focus on EU-specific challenges. Regularly...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is celebrating its tenth anniversary this year. Over the first decade of EIGE's existence, the agency has established itself from scratch by developing and adopting the structures and procedures vital for the functioning of an EU body. It has proved that it brings added value by establishing itself as the number one source...
In 2019-2021, EIGE will work to further refine the quality of its unique products: measuring progress through the Gender Equality Index, reviewing the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action and updating and communicating the gender statistics database. EIGE will also support the Member States in strengthening institutional responses to support women victims of violence and reporting on progress. Through...
The main objective of this programming period 2018-2020 is to build on the Intitute's capacity to provide high quality, unique evidence and data to assist policy makers working to promote equality between women and men in all EU policy areas across the European Union and beyond. Following the logic of the Single Programming Documents, this document now rolls over and...
EIGE’s fourth Multi Annual Work Programme aims to build on the Institute’s capacities to provide good quality, unique evidence and data to assist policy makers working in gender equality and related sectors across the European Union and beyond. This document now rolls over into 2019 and includes proposals for continuation of the work into the next programming period. EIGE will...
EIGE’s third Multi Annual Work Programme aims to build on the Institute’s capacities to provide good quality, unique data to assist policy makers working in gender equality and related sectors across the European Union and beyond. During the period of 2016-2018, EIGE will work to further refine the quality of its unique products: the Gender Equality Index, the Online platform...