EIGE’s Research and Statistics Team Leader, Jolanta Reingarde, and EIGE researcher, Vytautas Peciukonis, present EIGE’s projects on parental leave eligibility, as well as the thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index
Director Carlien Scheele meets with the European Parliament's Committee for Women's Rights and Gender Equality on 26 January for the annual presentation of EIGE's work programme.
Jolanta Reingarde participates in a policy-oriented workshop on gender equality, citizenship education, and youth political empowerment as part of the EU-funded project G-EPIC (Gender Empowerment Through Politics in the Classroom) to discuss the uptake and sustainability of the project results.
EIGE welcomes a delegation of the EUROCITIES Working Group on Gender Equality. EUROCITIES is the largest network of European cities, and the visiting members of the working group represent more than 20 cities across Europe. The meeting offers a chance to exchange insights on priorities, challenges, and good practices in gender equality work.
EIGE’s gender-based violence researcher, Monica Barbovschi, takes part in an online information session designed to support countries in the next survey implementation and to provide further guidance on the available materials. The session is organised by Eurostat and supported by EIGE and FRA, who share their expertise on survey methodology drawing on their experience from the 2021 data collection. Monica...
EIGE hosts the 16th Regional Coordination Meeting of EU candidate countries and potential candidates, marking the first regional meeting under the new IPA III project cycle. The meeting brings together focal points from national authorities responsible for gender equality, statistical officers from the Western Balkans and Türkiye, international organisations active in the region, EU institutions including DG NEAR and DG...
Lina Salanauskaite takes part in OECD's webinar on Gender Pay Gap to discuss structural drivers of gender inequalities in pay, gendered patterns in wealth accumulation and decision-making, as well as the renewed methodology of the Gender Equality Index 2025.
EIGE’s Head of Research and Policy Unit, Maruša Gortnar, participates in the 50th Management Board meeting of the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), where members discussed key strategic developments and the Agency’s future priorities.
EIGE’s researcher, Irene Rioboo Leston, participates in the 7th International PIAAC Conference, co-organised by the OECD Secretariat and the Spanish Ministry of Education, Vocational Training and Sports. The event focuses on how new PIAAC data on adult skills including literacy, numeracy and problem solving can strengthen policy making and research. The conference gathers researchers, policy makers, social partners and business...
EIGE’s director, Carlien Scheele, participates in a Joint Public Hearing on Digital Violence and Women’s Mental Health organised by the Committee on Public Health together with the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality. The session addresses the rise of online hate, harassment and digital abuse, and the increasing impact these forms of violence have on the mental health of...
EIGE convenes the second meeting of the Task Force on the implementation of Article 44 of Directive (EU) 2024/1385. The meeting supports EIGE’s mandate to coordinate EU-level efforts and develop a system for collecting administrative data on violence against women and domestic violence. It brings together experts from national, European, and international organisations, including Eurostat, UN Women, and UNODC. Participants...
EIGE’s Brussels Liaison Officer Sarah Cooke O’Dowd attends the European Commission’s Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities between Women and Men on 8 December in Brussels. Through her participation, EIGE contributes expert knowledge on gender equality, supports discussions on recent EU developments, and provides guidance on Gender Mainstreaming in the post-2027 MFF. Sarah also presents EIGE’s insights on the feminisation of...