Introduction The European Institute for Gender Equality[ 1] (EIGE) announces a traineeship specifically focused on gender equality and pre-accession countries, lasting up to six months[ 2] for graduates who are either nationals of an EU member state or an EFTA country or an IPA qualifying country[ 3]. The Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) is the financial instrument for the European...
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 Content Production and Media Officer. The registration of applications begins on 15 May 2017 and closes on 14 June 2017 at 13:00 Eastern European Time. The Institute Based in Vilnius Lithuania, EIGE is a...
Globalisation, technological change, information and communication advances have led to important changes in the employment structure and skills content of jobs. The complexity of jobs is increasing across all sectors and occupations and there is inflation in relative skills demand, even for low-skilled jobs. Many low-skilled jobs now require greater literacy, numeracy and other basic skills. A number of already...
Administrative data comprises information collected by institutions such as the police, justice system, health and social services and other agencies that come into contact with cases of violence against women (VAW). The police and the justice systems are the most advanced in the availability, quality and comparability of administrative data on violence against women. Further information EIGE's publications on gender-based...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence. The registration of applications will begin on 5 May and will close on 4 July 2017 at 13:00 Eastern European Time (EET). The deadline has been extended to 2 October at 13:00 Eastern European Time...
Almost one in four people in the EU live at risk of poverty or social exclusion. Living conditions, poverty levels and pathways into and out of poverty are different for women and men and also vary across the span of a person’s life. Young people (18-24) make up 10 % of all poor in the EU. While the risk of...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a middle-value contract to carry out applied research to mainstream gender budgeting in the European Structural Funds. The research question is: What is the impact of the initiatives using gender budgeting and the practical consequences of using it? The research question is further refined as: Based in practices at Member State...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a low-value contract for fixed telephony services. All parties interested in providing the services described above should express their interest 400 words maximum, by e-mail, to procurement®eige.europa.eu with the subject reference: EIGE/2017/ADM/06, before 26.04.20107 12:00 Vilnius time.
These recommendations aim to improve the comparability and reliability of administrative data collection on rape, femicide and intimate partner violence. The objective is not to achieve perfect comparability but to address the most critical issues in data collection and ensure that key data on these three forms of violence are available. Achieving this goal would provide an EU-wide overview of...
This analysis of data collection on female genital mutilation is divided into three main parts. In the first part, the analysis aims to provide an overview of definitions and typologies concerning female genital mutilation, recognised at both the EU and international levels. The second part focuses on analysing existing national data collection on female genital mutilation. The last part proposes...
