No more time wasting and frustration searching for gender statistics across multiple databases. No more wondering if the data is up-to-date, accurate and comparable. EIGE’s new Gender Statistics Database provides a one-stop source for information on the situation of equality between women and men in the EU. “The new database is aimed to help statisticians, policy makers, researchers, students, journalists...
In the run up to Rio 2016 Olympics and the Paralympics, EIGE’s International Women’s Day celebration focuses on gender equality in sport. EIGE’s research shows that while both women and men practice sport, the sports arena is far from equal and most of the decisions are made by men. The figures speak for themselves. In national sports federations across the...
Today Serbia launches the results of its Gender Equality Index making it the first non-EU country to produce an assessment of how equal women and men are in the various fields of society by applying a broad scale of indicators. Compared with the EU Member States Serbia’s overall score places it in 22nd position. With a score of 40.6 points...
EIGE is kicking off a new study on the Economic Benefits of Gender Equality. The aim is to discover the impact of gender equality on sustainable and inclusive economic growth and the well-being of society at large. The objectives of Europe’s 2020 Strategy will not bring smart, sustainable and inclusive growth until continuing inequalities are challenged in areas such as...
Have you ever thought about how public infrastructure affects your life? How nurseries enable people to participate in employment or education? How street lights, public transport and pedestrian paths enable people to move around safely and independently. How parks and public spaces are important so people can benefit from outdoor activities and enjoy leisure time? We use infrastructure every day...
122 million people live at risk of poverty and social exclusion in Europe. That’s almost one in four citizens. Over half of them are women. The Europe 2020 Strategy sets the target of lifting at least 20 million people out of poverty by 2020 but reaching the goal will be a challenge. The number of people living in poverty has...
Research organisations and universities need to make a number of changes to the way they operate if they are to make gender equality a reality. In cooperation with the European Commission, EIGE has started a project that gives clear methodological guidelines on how to implement such institutional changes. Reassessing recruitment processes, work-life balance initiatives, career development plans, decision-making approaches and...
The results for Serbia’s Gender Equality Index are due for release in early 2016. Calculation for the Index was based on the methodology developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), who also supported the process. Such assistance is part of EIGE’s work to strengthen the capacity of six Western Balkan countries and Turkey as EU candidate and potential...
EIGE’s EU-wide online Gender Equality Glossary and Thesaurus will soon house essential gender-related terms all in one place. You will be able to find over 350 accurate, up-to-date and gender-sensitive definitions. The Glossary and Thesaurus is a step towards ending confusion around key terms. It will foster a common understanding of gender equality concepts amongst Member States and suggest preferred...
New study shows women missing from top finance jobs Men dominate central banks, finance ministries and boardrooms throughout Europe with only one in every 25 top jobs held by a woman, according to a new report on equality between women and men. An in-depth study ‘Gender Equality in Power and Decision-Making’ by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) showed...
Intimate partner violence is the most prevalent form of violence against women in the EU. In a joint effort to address this, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), together with the Luxembourg Ministry of Equal Opportunities will launch the 2015 White Ribbon Campaign in Luxembourg on 25 November, the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The...
16 Days of Activism: Engaging Europe to end violence against women! Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a major problem in the European Union: 1 in 5 women, on average, have experienced physical violence by a partner. GBV is based on unequal power relations between women and men and harms not only women but entire families, communities, and society as a whole...
