• Gender equality and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event on gender equality and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic hosted by the General Secretariat of the Council on 8 March 2022. Good afternoon everybody, It is good to be here today to mark International Women’s Day with you, and to share with you our latest data on the...

  • Gender-responsive Public Procurement: Step-by-step toolkit

    This practical step-by-step toolkit for implementing gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) in the EU is designed for contracting authorities at national, regional and local level, including EU institutions, bodies and agencies. It supports public sector buyers in advancing gender equality through the use of GRPP. It is also designed to be useful to policymakers and practi­tioners working towards gender equality and...

  • The economy of the future: How can the EU ensure gender equality?

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at Ministers' Round Table on Equality forum, which was a part of the conference Women's economic empowerment: key to gender equality hosted by the French European Union Council Presidency on 31 January 2022. Good morning dear ministers and dear colleagues, As you know, the European Parliament just elected its third female president. To...

  • The costs of gender-based violence in the European Union: Technical report

    EIGE's 2021 study on the costs of gender-based violence in the European Union focused on intimate partner violence as a subset of gender-based violence and provided an updated estimate of the costs of gender-based and intimate partner violence in the EU. EIGE calculated the cost of gender-based violence in the EU and in each Member State based on extrapolated data...

  • Speech to the European Parliament FEMM committee

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech to the European Parliament FEMM committee on 25 January 2022.

  • Leadership in Europe: How can we get the right balance?

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this keynote speech at the event "Gender diversity & leadership in the Nordics-Baltics", organised by the Swedish Chamber of Commerce in Lithuania on 7 September 2021.

  • Gender equality and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at an event titled Gender Equality As a Driver for Recovery, organised by the Portuguese Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 5 March 2021.

  • Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges

    EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele delivered this speech at a press seminar organised by the European Parliament on 4 March 2020.

  • Gender-responsive public procurement

    Gender-responsive public procurement (GRPP) is a gender mainstreaming tool to promote gender equality through public procurement. GRPP promotes gender equality through the goods, services or works being purchased. This means that buyers and suppliers examine the impact of all contracted activities on women’s and men’s needs, interests and concerns, and design and deliver contracts in a way that reduces inequalities...

  • Gender Equality Index 2021: Fragile gains, big losses

    The EU scores 68 points out of 100 in the Gender Equality Index, released today by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). This is a microscopic increase of just 0.6 points since last year’s edition.

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