Education
Education is a life-long process and has a crucial role in the economic and social development of Europe. From pre-school to adult education, women and men continue to encounter gender stereotypes and discrimination that can have a profound impact on their educational choices and career paths. Dismantling these barriers would put an end to education segregation by gender.
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- Toolkit pageEducation, Employment, Research
The Gender Equality and Sexual Diversity Committee was set up in 1991 as part of the University of M...
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Education, Employment, Health, Poverty, Violence
Since 2013, the Gender Equality Index has been recognised by EU institutions and Member States as a ...
- ProjectEducation
EIGE updated its tool for Gender Equality in Academia and Research – GEAR tool. The project identif...
- NaujienosEducation, Employment, Health, Justice, Violence
In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender Equality (...
- NaujienosDigital agenda, Economic and financial affairs, Education, Employment, Health, Justice, Migration, Poverty, Youth, Violence
With a score of 67.9 out of 100, the EU is at least 60 years away from reaching complete gender equa...
- PublicationEducation
Since 2013, the EU has made several commitments to address gender equality issues in education and t...
- PublicationEducation, Migration
This paper looks at how gender equality and women’s empowerment are considered in the policies and a...
- PublicationEducation
Education is a catalyst for social change and necessary to build societies that respect human rights...
- NaujienosEducation, Migration
A surge in migration to the EU in 2015 – 2016 put the matter high on the political agenda, with EU M...
- ResourceCulture, Digital agenda, Education, Employment, Justice, Research
- PublicationEconomic and financial affairs, Education, Employment, Health, Poverty, Sport, Violence
“United in diversity” has been the motto of the European Union (EU) since the new millennium....
- ProjectEducation
To promote gender equality in research and higher education institutions, EIGE and the European Comm...