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  • EIGE looks into the economic impacts of gender equality

    EIGE is kicking off a new study on the Economic Benefits of Gender Equality. The aim is to discover the impact of gender equality on sustainable and inclusive economic growth and the well-being of society at large. The objectives of Europe’s 2020 Strategy will not bring smart, sustainable and inclusive growth until continuing inequalities are challenged in areas such as...

  • What does infrastructure have to do with gender equality?

    Have you ever thought about how public infrastructure affects your life? How nurseries enable people to participate in employment or education? How street lights, public transport and pedestrian paths enable people to move around safely and independently. How parks and public spaces are important so people can benefit from outdoor activities and enjoy leisure time? We use infrastructure every day...

  • EIGE’s new study focuses on poverty in Europe

    122 million people live at risk of poverty and social exclusion in Europe. That’s almost one in four citizens. Over half of them are women. The Europe 2020 Strategy sets the target of lifting at least 20 million people out of poverty by 2020 but reaching the goal will be a challenge. The number of people living in poverty has...

  • Making gender equality a priority in research institutions

    Research organisations and universities need to make a number of changes to the way they operate if they are to make gender equality a reality. In cooperation with the European Commission, EIGE has started a project that gives clear methodological guidelines on how to implement such institutional changes. Reassessing recruitment processes, work-life balance initiatives, career development plans, decision-making approaches and...

  • Serbia is the first country outside the European Union to calculate its Gender Equality Index

    The results for Serbia’s Gender Equality Index are due for release in early 2016. Calculation for the Index was based on the methodology developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), who also supported the process. Such assistance is part of EIGE’s work to strengthen the capacity of six Western Balkan countries and Turkey as EU candidate and potential...

  • Struggling to understand the difference between gender-bias and gender-blindness? Look no further!

    EIGE’s EU-wide online Gender Equality Glossary and Thesaurus will soon house essential gender-related terms all in one place. You will be able to find over 350 accurate, up-to-date and gender-sensitive definitions. The Glossary and Thesaurus is a step towards ending confusion around key terms. It will foster a common understanding of gender equality concepts amongst Member States and suggest preferred...

  • Men control the money in the EU

    New study shows women missing from top finance jobs Men dominate central banks, finance ministries and boardrooms throughout Europe with only one in every 25 top jobs held by a woman, according to a new report on equality between women and men. An in-depth study ‘Gender Equality in Power and Decision-Making’ by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) showed...

    Gender Equality in Power and Decision-Making: Report
  • European Institute for Gender Equality to launch White Ribbon Campaign: Engaging Europe to end violence against women

    Intimate partner violence is the most prevalent form of violence against women in the EU. In a joint effort to address this, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), together with the Luxembourg Ministry of Equal Opportunities will launch the 2015 White Ribbon Campaign in Luxembourg on 25 November, the international day for the elimination of violence against women. The...

    White Ribbon Campaign
  • 16 Days of Activism: We invite you to join us!

    16 Days of Activism: Engaging Europe to end violence against women! Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a major problem in the European Union: 1 in 5 women, on average, have experienced physical violence by a partner. GBV is based on unequal power relations between women and men and harms not only women but entire families, communities, and society as a whole...

    16 Days of Activism
  • EIGE launches Gender Equality Index 2015: Marginal improvements in gender equality

    Since 2005 the EU is still only half way towards gender equality, as shown by the Gender Equality Index 2015 of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). Two years on from the launch in 2013, EIGE has built a time series of the Index covering 2005, 2010 and 2012. The total score of the Index for the EU rose...

    Gender Equality Index screenshot
  • Estimating the number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU

    European Institute for Gender Equality presents its new report In the study ‘ Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union ’, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) develops a methodology to estimate the number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) in the EU Member States. This methodology has been pilot-tested...

  • Partnerships between Governments and Communities show progress

    EIGE Press Release on the occasion of the International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation [1] To successfully eliminate the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) and safeguard girls and women at risk in the European Union, protection and prosecution need to be combined with prevention. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in its research highlights that...