The European/International Council of Women (ECICW) celebrates its General Assembly in Vilnius, at EIGE premises. The event is hosted by the National Council of Women of Lithuania. EIGE joins the meeting to present its work and exchange with the participants. More on the ECICW General Assembly
EIGE's Gender Equality and Statistics researcher, Lina Salanauskaite, attends a targeted workshop session organized by the Directorate-General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union (DG FISMA) of the European Commission, about "Personal Pensions". The Agency joins the conversation by giving a short presentation on the Financial independence report, in the session "A gender perspective on savings, do women...
EIGE participates in the EU Mutual learning seminar “Challenging for change: working with perpetrators of Gender Based Violence (GBV) and domestic violence” in Riga, Latvia. The mutual learning programme in gender equality fosters learning among EU countries by focusing on policy measures and existing examples. It addresses both implementation opportunities and challenges, encouraging debate and experience sharing among government representatives...
Zivile Macijauskiene, EIGE Team Leader Stakeholder relations, participates at the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) Expert meeting on foresight and fundamental rights. EIGE joins the meeting to share the findings of the Agency's foresight activities, including from latest EIGE's publication on how to bring a gender and intersectional perspective into EU foresight. Read more about fostering a gender and intersectional perspective...
EIGE participates at the OECD Gender Equality Forum "Navigating global transitions", in Paris. The 2024 OECD Forum on Gender Equality aims to advance gender equality in a green and digital perspective. The discussion addresses gender impacts and potential exacerbation of disparities, and encourages closer cooperation, innovative strategies and policies to empower women in the digital age and ensure their equal...
EIGE joins the meeting "Stronger equality bodies to combat discrimination" of the working group dedicated to Standards for Equality Bodies, in Brussels. Together with other participants, EIGE's Team Leader of Gender Mainstreaming, Helena Morais Maceira, discusses the adoption of the Directives setting standards for equality bodies and the implementation of the Directives. Read more on the Stronger equality bodies here
EIGE joins the UN Gender Equality Working Group, an internal mechanism among UN agencies dedicated to advance gender equality and women's rights through policy and advocacy. EIGE's Gender Statistics Database Officer, Ligia Nobrega, participates in the discussion and presents the "European Elections from a Gender Lens", on representation and political participation. The session showcases the Agency's recent work on the...
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, joins the Council of Europe High-level conference "United around gender equality: making space for women and girls", in Strasbourg. The Director speaks in a panel to discuss challenges linked to gender equality and women’s rights from a youth perspective. The discussion covers topics such as gender-based discrimination and anti-gender narratives in digital spaces and new technologies...
EIGE's team leader of Research and Statistics, Jolanta Reingarde, addresses a panel discussion on the benefits of gender equality, gender balance in decision-making and work-life balance in Vilnius. EIGE Gender Equality Index and data from different EIGE’s research supports the debate.