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The European Parliament recently adopted a resolution on ending female genital mutilation. Read the resolution

Five documentation centres and libraries specialising in women and gender issues are joining efforts with the European Institute for Gender Equality, EIGE, to enable access to gender-based violence resources in EIGE’s Resource and Documentation Centre (RDC). The project will put together and make available resources, collected for more than twenty years by the project partners in several languages. It will...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) continues to be one of the most brutal and at the same time most tabooed forms of gender-based violence. On 10May 2012 experts from the EU Member States met in Vilnius to discuss the findings of the first phase of EIGE’s project on mapping the current situation and trends of female genital mutilation in the EU...

Female genital mutilation (FGM) has gained considerable attention in Europe during recent years. 180.000 women in Europe are estimated to undergo or face the danger of this harmful procedure every year. The reasons for practicing female genital mutilation (FGM) often are based a mix of cultural, social and religious factors. The European Parliament resolution of 24 March 2009 on combating...

The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Comfort Momoh in the month of November. „Groundbreaking could be a word to describe Comfort’s work“, is one of many quotes one gets when asking about the role of Comfort Momoh in British society. And eventhough she decribes her achievements with much more humility – saying she feels “well placed” – nobody really...

On 7th of September, 2010 - Ms Barbara Wurster, Head of Operations had a meeting with Ms Metka Roksandic, President of the Women's Lobby of Slovenia and Member of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) as well as with Ms Daiva Kvedaraite, International Secretary of the Lithuanian Trade Union "Solidarumas" and Member of the European Economic and Social Committee...

The European Institute for Gender Equality and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights sign a cooperation agreement in line with the new EU strategy for gender equality 2010-2015. EIGE's Director Virginija Langbakk and FRA Director Morten Kjaerum signing the cooperation agreement The two EU agencies will initiate cooperation in gender mainstreaming and researching in the field of gender equality...

The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Ms.Seyran Atesin the month of March. Seyran Ates’ most impressive experience occurred when a young man approached her on the street as she stepped out of one of her favourite restaurants, a popular contemporary Turkish joint in Berlin, her hometown. She had just finished lunch with her brother, one of the rare occasions...

Experts from across Europe have visited EIGE for the first International Organisations' Experts' Meeting on the new EU Gender Equality Index. Christopher Garroway (OECD), Andres Vikat (UNECE) and Ligia Nobrega (EIGE) The European Commission has started a concrete process toward the construction of a European Union Gender Equality Index. EIGE is leading the process by carrying out research on the...