EIGE's publications
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Health, Justice, Youth, ViolenceThe European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) broadly defines femicide as ‘the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender’. EIGE recognises the various forms of femicide committed against women and girls as ‘the most severe manifestation of gender-based violence’.
22 November 2022 -
Health, Youth, ViolenceFemale genital mutilation (FGM) is a severe form of gender-based violence, that violates the human rights of women and girls. The practice entails “all procedures that involve the partial or total removal of the external female genitalia, or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons".
22 November 2022 -
The EU and its Member States have made considerable progress towards the development and implementation of gender equality policies. However, many challenges still hinder the concrete realisation of gender equality in the EU.
25 October 2022 -
Economic and financial affairs, Education, Employment, Health, Poverty, Youth, ViolenceThe Gender Equality Index is a tool to measure the progress of gender equality in the EU, developed by EIGE. It gives more visibility to areas that need improvement and ultimately supports policy makers to design more effective gender equality measures.
24 October 2022 -
Digital agenda, Youth, ViolenceDigital platforms have often been celebrated for allowing equal opportunities for public self-expression, regardless of one’s identity and status. Yet, not everyone is welcome in the cyberspace.
20 October 2022 -
EducationThe Gender Equality in Academia and Research (GEAR) tool provides concrete and practical guidelines for developing Gender Equality Plans (GEPs) that are tailored to an organisation’s specific contextand conditions, and that are compatible with the Horizon Europe requirements.
20 October 2022 -
Employment, ResearchPromoting gender equality is a key principle of the EU in all its activities. European research still shows a pronounced under-representation of women, particularly in the hard sciences and in leadership positions.
06 October 2022 -
Employment, Health, Migration, YouthIn the socio-economic fallout of the pandemic among other ongoing crises and challenges, young women and men were hit the hardest.
04 October 2022 -
Economic and financial affairsPublic institutions in the EU are major investors, spending some €2 trillion per year on the purchase of goods, services and works. Their procurement practices can directly promote gender equality, support sustainable procurement and improve efficiency in public spending.
22 July 2022 -
Economic and financial affairsThe European Institute for Gender Equality carried out the project ‘Supporting gender equality in the economy through public procurement’ with the overall aim of contributing to a more gender-equal distribution of economic resources in the EU. This report presents the main research findings of this project, followed by a selection of case studies and policy recommendations.
20 July 2022 -
Health, Justice, Migration, Youth, ViolenceThis report developed by the research and statistics team of EIGE presents evidence on coercive control and psychological violence against women in EU Member States.
14 July 2022 -
Digital agenda, EmploymentThis technical report presents EIGE’s online panel survey of platform workers which was carried out in 2020 in ten Member states of the European Union (EU). The survey results are presented in the study on artificial intelligence, platform work and gender equality.
13 July 2022