Irrespective of the causes of migration, there are a combination of factors that may play out differently for men and women at every stage of the migration cycle. While in many cases migration can improve the conditions of women’s life by providing more income and social status, in other cases – especially if they are irregular migrants – they may also face abuse and discrimination.
EIGE is meeting leading gender equality experts, policy-makers and statisticians from Belgium, Ireland, Spain, Spain, France, Luxemburg, Netherlands and Portugal. The aim of the meeting is to present the conceptual framework and preliminary results of the Gender Equality Index and discuss its benefits and possible use before it is officially launched on 13 June 2013. EIGE constructed the Index so that it becomes the European Union’s key tool to assess the extent of equality between women and men within the Member States and the effectiveness of the EU policies within this area.
EIGE met with a delegation of the Employment and Social Affairs Committee of the European Parliament (EMPL), composed by the following MEP's: Phillippe Boulland Alejandro Cercas Vilija Blinkeviciute Jean Lambert We presented EIGE's report on Reconciliation of work and family life and discussed on future co-operation between EIGE and EMPL committee. The delegation chair concluded that during the Lithuanian presidency the EMPL committee should visit EIGE once more to continue the discussion on further cooperation.
The meeting is organised in the frame of EIGE’s study “Collection of methods, tools and good practices in the field of women and the media (as described by area J of Beijing Platform for Action) in the EU-27 Member States and Croatia” and it will be hosted on EIGE’s IT platform”Eurogender”. The discussion will provide an opportunity to exchange and share reflections approaches and experiences of promoting gender equality in the area of Women and the Media.
The conference brings together national experts on gender equality and employment, academics, representatives of the Commission and the European Parliament and NGOs to examine “Women’s Economic Engagement and the Europe 2020 Agenda”. Trio Ministers and Commission Vice President Reding are also invited to attend. The conference links with the employment target of the Europe 2020 agenda and will draw from recent research on “Gender Equality:
Men have a critical role to play in creating inclusive workplaces. But too often they remain on the margins of gender initiatives (or not involved). To address this gap, JUMP dedicates its 7th Forum to finding ways to partner with men to end inequalities at work. Event's website
Discussion agenda: Wednesday, 24 April 2013 9 am --1 pm CET: Designing a collective assessment of gender benefits 1 pm -- 5 pm CET: Advocacy strategies for gender equality in times of crisis Thursday, 25 April 2013 9 am --1 pm CET: The economic case for gender equality 1 pm -- 5 pm CET: The business case for gender equality To participate in EuroGender's online discussion on Benefits of Gender Equality write to katarzyna.pabijanek@eige.europa.eu
EIGE is meeting leading gender equality experts, policy-makers and statisticians from Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, Austria, Poland and Slovakia. The aim of the meeting is to present the conceptual framework and preliminary results of the Gender Equality Index and discuss its benefits and possible use before it is officially launched on 13 June 2013. EIGE constructed the Index so that it becomes the European Union’s key tool to assess the extent of equality between women and men within the Member States and the effectiveness of the EU policies within this area.
EIGE is meeting leading gender equality experts, policy-makers and statisticians from Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Finland and Sweden. The aim of the meeting is to present the conceptual framework and preliminary results of the Gender Equality Index and discuss its benefits and possible use before it is officially launched on 13 June 2013. EIGE constructed the Index so that it becomes the European Union’s key tool to assess the extent of equality between women and men within the Member States and the effectiveness of the EU policies within this area.
The German-Polish conference aims to present and discuss the diversity of arguments surrounding the introduction of quotas on company boards in the EU. The conference takes an interdisciplinary approach, presenting a comparison of views from Germany and Poland with an emphasis on legal positions. Experts from leading European universities will add to the discussion by providing insights and opinions from France, Great Britain, Norway and Spain.