The COVID-19 pandemic and accompanying quarantine and lockdown measures are having a profound effect on women victims of intimate partner violence. The extreme circumstances of the pandemic have forced more women to spend an increased amount of time in abusive situations, while being isolated from their usual support networks. The conference will provide an opportunity to present two of EIGE’s...
Welcome to our 7th Edition of Gender & Women’s Studies (GWS) 2020 conference in fascinating Singapore to derive inspiration from powerful women from around the globe while getting up to date on the latest research findings on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment. The GWS is renowned worldwide for its thought-leading and cutting edge content, unrivaled networking opportunities, and friendly atmosphere...
Registration is open! WHY: This online training aims at presenting basic concepts and definitions about integrating gender in research organizations and going through main issues at stake about gender in research in the context of CEE countries. FOR WHOM: Gender Equality officers and managers Gender Equality Plans core team members Human resources officers Middle managers We are inviting you to...
Registration is open! WHY: This online training aims at introducing and problematizing on gender bias in knowledge production and knowledge transfer and sensitizing on gender relevance in teaching method and interaction (materials, examples, classroom communication, etc.). It will enhance self-reflection capacity to further identify gender biases in teaching methods, contents and evaluation and to tackle them. FOR WHOM: It offers...
To help Member States end female genital mutilation (FGM), the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is estimating the risk of FGM in Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg and Spain and developing country-specific recommendations to eradicate the practice. This online experience-sharing meeting will be an opportunity for government and civil society representatives, academics and other national stakeholders to exchange experiences from these...
The 4 th Management Board and Experts’ Forum joint meeting in February 2020 highlighted the need to understand anti-gender equality narratives and strategies in the European Union Member States. To address this need, EIGE has contracted independent experts David Paternotte and Neil Datta to develop a paper that identifies the most common narratives and strategies questioning the value of gender...
Registration is open! WHY: The webinar “ Gender bias in academic recruitment and promotion. Recognizing and overcoming it” aims at sensitising about the benefits of recruiting diverse talents and highlighting how bias is often embedded in recruitment processes, tools, and lexicon. Participants will get the chance to familiarise with existing promising practices. FOR WHOM: It offers a learning opportunity to...
Why and how to improve gender balance at all stages of the career path in Informatics (Computer Science, Computing, IT, ITC) will be the theme of the online workshop the Informatics Europe working group on Women in Informatics Research and Education (WIRE) will be organising on 28 October, 13:30-17:30, as part of the online ECSS 2020 program. The 2020 WIRE...
The UN World Data Forum brings together: data and statistical experts and users from governments, civil society, the private sector, donor and philanthropic bodies, international and regional agencies, the geospatial community, the media, academia, and professional bodies. Data experts and users gather to spur data innovation, mobilize high-level political and financial support for data and build a pathway to better...
The Program on Gender Analysis in Economics (PGAE) of American University will host an online seminar by Dr. Erica Aloe, visiting scholar-in-residence, on the gendered impact of austerity policies in Europe. The study focuses on the effects of spending cuts in social protection on women's and men's time poverty. The analysis is based on EU-SILC data and covers the 27...
To support Member States in ending female genital mutilation (FGM), the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is undertaking research to estimate the risk of female genital mutilation in Austria, Denmark, Luxembourg and Spain in order to develop recommendations to strengthen the efforts to eliminate FGM. This online experience-sharing meeting was an opportunity for government and civil society representatives, academics...
The ILO Participatory Gender Audit (PGA) is an assessment tool that helps organizations analyze gender issues, including capacity, challenges, and good practices. Facilitators that earn this certification ensure that their organizations meet or exceed the current standards. The process promotes organizational learning and gender mainstreaming through participatory methods. Are you ready to become an accredited PGA facilitator? Visit https://www.itcilo.org/courses/ilo-participatory-gender-audit-facilitat… Apply...