Parental leave is granted to parents, usually after maternity and paternity leave, allowing mothers and fathers to take care of their young children without losing their jobs. Such a policy exists in all EU Member States and in Greece it is called Άδεια χωρίς αποδοχές. The policy design and eligibility rules vary across the EU and not all women and...
Parental leave is granted to parents, usually after maternity and paternity leave, allowing mothers and fathers to take care of their young children without losing their jobs. Such a policy exists in all EU Member States and in Spain it is called Excedencia por cuidado de hijos. The policy design and eligibility rules vary across the EU and not all...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Researcher. The registration of applications will begin on 31 March 2021 and will close on 17 May 2021 at 13:30 Eastern European Time. The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a decentralised agency of...
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a low-value contract for a snapshot media analysis. The maximum amount of the contract is envisaged to be €40,000. Description of the requested services EIGE is looking for a professional service to provide a quantitative and qualitative analysis of media coverage of the topic of violence against...
The European Institute for Gender Equality, the regulatory agency of the European Union, is planning to award the contract resulting from the above procurement procedure. The contract aims to map existing national policies, research, definitions and data on cyber violence against women across the Member States. This will include: concepts and definitions of different forms of cyber violence used in...
This study offers a preliminary overview of the measures undertaken across the EU to support victims of violence during the Covid-19 outbreak (from March until the end of September 2020), identifies examples of promising practices and provides initial recommendations for the EU and Member States on how to better support victims during the pandemic, as well as in other potential...
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a middle-value contract for a study on combatting psychological violence against women and coercive control in the EU. This study aims at monitoring the EU commitment to the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) in area D Violence against women. The study is shaped by the present EU...
EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database is a comprehensive knowledge centre for gender statistics. Gender statistics measure to what extent equality between women and men is achieved across all areas of life in Europe. Such statistics give EU Member States and candidate countries the means to gauge their success in achieving gender equality against the dual benchmarks of other countries’ achievements and...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) estimates that 12–18 % of girls (735–1 083 girls) aged 0–18 are at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in Austria out of a total population of 5 910 girls aged 0–18 in 2019 and originating from countries where FGM is practised. Of these 5 910 migrant girls, 38 % (2 243) are...
