The Conference of Peripheral Maritime Regions (CPMR) is organising a webinar to improve gender equality in times of recovery from disaster. The CPMR is a network of more than 150 regional authorities from 24 EU Member States and beyond, acting as a forum of regions and lobby towards the EU institutions. In 2020, the regions raised interest in working together on Gender Equality, which led to the creation of the CPMR Gender Task Force piloted by the Basque Country, aiming at reflecting on the contribution regions could have in the discussions and actions for Gender Equality, in particular at the EU level.
EIGE's Gender Statistics Database shows that 34.7 % of the highest decision-making positions within EU Agencies are held by women and 65.3 % by men. To reach gender balance among top positions, the EU Agencies Network is organising a dedicated workshop. Barbara Limanowska, EIGE's Team Leader for Gender Mainstreaming, presents EIGE’s Institutional Transformation Toolkit and how it can be used to boost gender equality within an organisation.
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European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is organising the Regional Thematic Workshop "Gender-Sensitive Communication" for the EU candidate countries and potential candidates in Western Balkans and Turkey, under the EU Instrument for Pre-Accession Assistance (IPA) funded by the European Commission. The workshop will be held online for two half-days (10:00-14:00 CET) on 15-16 September 2021. Presentations, discussions and practical training sessions of the workshop will foster a common understanding of gender equality terms in our everyday work.
We are pleased to announce that the Call for abstracts for the fourth European Conference on Domestic Violence is now open until 10.12. 2020. The conference will be held in congress centre Cankarjev dom, situated in the capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana: http://ecdv-ljubljana.org/. The aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, academics, students, professionals, practitioners, and policy-makers from Europe and further afield to share and build knowledge and experience on a wide range of issues concerning domestic violence.
The Fomen project aims at promoting gender equality and violence prevention through the work with men with migration backgrounds around challenging own bias on masculinity, gender roles and diversity, using an interculturally sensitive approach, respectful of different beliefs, values and specific experiences. The FOMEN Leaders of Change training is organised in the form of group discussion, and targets men with migration backgrounds willing to become agents of change for gender equality within their communities.
Registration is open! WHY: Gender Equality Plans (GEP) are a precondition for research and higher education institutions to apply for EC Horizon Europe research funding starting from the 2021 funding cycle. This summer course is targeted at participants from higher education institutions and aims to provide the basic skills and knowledge to develop and implement GEPs. The course builds on a structural understanding of gender inequalities, stereotypes and biases in research.
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in cooperation with UN Women Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia are convening the Regional Experts Meeting to discuss the draft Guidelines on Strengthening Data System on Violence Against Women (VAW) in Western Balkans and Turkey. The meeting will gather key national stakeholders and experts from the region working in the area of combating VAW and administrative data collection, stemming from international standards.
The PASIFIC Fellowship Programme offers attractive2-year fellowships at one of the institutes of the PAS and the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw. Who can apply? Researchers of any nationality, with PhD or at least 4 years of equivalent research experience who have spent in Poland max. 12 months during the three years prior to the call’s deadline.
Blended learning in adult education: improve your skills and accessibility for target groups MAP stands for Motivate, Act, and Promote. These three concepts are key when it comes to adult educators who need not only to motivate adults to get involved in lifelong learning but also to implement quality-training activities often addressing audiences that can be difficult to reach: adults with low educational attainment, immigrants, long-term unemployed and people aged over 45.
How can organizations become gender-responsive and transformative? The presence of more women does not automatically mean greater equality. This course analyses success stories and barriers, and goes deeper by looking at gender as part of an organizational change management strategy, rather than as a stand-alone item on the agenda. Who attends this course? Leaders and managers at all levels in the public sector;
Registration is open! WHY: The GE Academy Summer School in TU Dublin will provide participants from higher education and research institutions with advanced knowledge, approaches and tools for the design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of Gender Equality Plans (GEPs). Special attention will be paid to the need to look at the intersection of gender and other attributes/identities in delivering institutional change.
