… of Outreach and Engagement, delivered a keynote speech at the Women7 Summit (W7) in Rome on 9 May 2024 on the cost of … not have a price. But it imposes a significant cost on thestate, our communities and individuals – and is still … detail the scope and scale of the problem in each Member State and the EU at large. Anyone familiar with gender-based …
… Equality Ministers from across the European Union met in Brussels on 7 May, in the context … new-found prominence on the agenda. Marie-Colline Leroy, State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and … visibility of equality policies. Chaired by the Belgian State Secretary for Gender Equality, Equal Opportunities and …
… In an exchange of perspectives with the Council of Europe GREVIO members in Strasbourg on 20 … of legal and statistical definitions at Member State, EU and international levels. Where we see gaps and … gender-based violence, collected at the EU, Member State, and European level. It also includes data on the …
… Conference on Women in Law Enforcement organised by the Lithuanian Ministry of Interior on 2 February 2024 with the participation of women in leadership positions in the … to look down the corridors of power and get a sense of thestate gender equality. The findings probably won’t take you …
… Violence against women a cause and a consequence of the inequalities between women and men. EIGE’s new report for … grasping the scope and scale of the problem in each Member State or region. Disaggregated data helps response efforts to … of monitoring the implementation of the Convention by state parties. In our reports, data collected from EIGE on …
… girls. This ‘shadow pandemic’ has a devastating effect on the rights of women and girls across Europe. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) call on the …
… of her gender (femicide) in a few EU Member States show the urgency to better respond to this phenomenon. Today EIGE publishes the report Improving legal responses to counter femicide in … . This includes a victim’s right to money granted by thestate when the perpetrator cannot do so, and reparation such …
… FEMM Committee Meeting Wednesday 25 th January 2023 In the annual European Parliament FEMM committee conference in … work. By closing data gaps, we have wider optics on thestate of gender equality. For the first time, EIGE has begun … women and domestic violence, once adopted at EU and Member State level. Reliable and comparable data presents a powerful …
… The European Union agencies active in the field of justice and home affairs issue a joint paper on their contribution to the EU’s solidarity with Ukraine. Since the start of the …
… on coercive control and psychological violence across the EU Member States proves high prevalence. However, … done. What is coercive control and psychological violence? The following explanations characterise the nature of both forms of abuse. Coercive control is …
… and count cases accurately. Recent meetings between EIGE, the EU knowledge centre on gender equality, and the Austrian government provide insights on approaches taken in Austria and underline the importance of implementing legislation and improving data …
… In March this year, EIGE published a 25-year review of the Beijing Platform for Action. From the economy to climate change, we examined how the situation of women had evolved since 1995. I couldn’t …
… Scheele delivered this speech at an event organised by the 2021 Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the European Union on 25 November 2021. Good morning …
… on 28 May 2021. Covid-19 has woken us up – woken us up to the realities of everyday gender inequalities that our … Never before have I seen such frequent reports in the media about domestic violence. The effect of lockdown measures has reminded us just how …
… speech at an event on gender-based violence organised by the Venice Office of the Council of Europe on 25 November 2021. Good morning, It … colleagues felt, together with the many activists, member state representatives and professionals we had been working …
… Femicide is the killing of women and girls because of their gender. It can include intentional homicides, such as the killing of women by their current or former partners, as … dimension’ of a female homicide. While no EU Member State currently has a legal definition of femicide, some …
… In the lead up to International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released new findings on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on gender equality in …
… To mark the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) on 6 February, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released estimations of the number of girls at risk of FGM in Denmark, Spain, …