Are You Ready for the European Parliament Elections 2024? Take the Gender Equality Quiz! From 6 to 9 June 2024, people in the EU will vote for the 720 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) representing 480 million Europeans. But before you vote, have you considered gender equality? Publication date 01 May 2024
Call for youth participation at the EIGE Gender Equality Forum 2024: Make your voice heard! The countdown is on for the second edition of the Gender Equality Forum! Join us online or on-site in Brussels on 10-11 December 2024 to engage in discussions on the future of gender equality in the EU until 2030. We want your voices and ideas to be heard, contributing to a call to action for equality 24/7. To ensure a...
Gender Equality Index 2023: Towards a green transition in transport and energy The Gender Equality Index 2023 presents the EU in relation to gender equality amid crises and uncertainties. In recent years, the world has been hit by repeated shocks and multiple crises. What remains constant is the fact that when crisis strikes, women and girls suffer disproportionally. The crises and shocks continuously threaten to create new challenges and reverse years of... Topics Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Poverty Regional policy Transport Youth Violence Publication date 24 Oct 2023 Available in: EN
Gender-sensitive communication This toolkit provides guidelines for the use of gender-sensitive language in writing. Gender-sensitive communication ensures that women and men – and those who do not conform to the binary gender system – are treated as persons of equal importance and dignity. Section Publications
What can parliaments do to advance gender equality? Discover our step-by-step toolkit Section Gender mainstreaming
Resources and structures key for women's empowerment With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality? Publication date 27 Feb 2023
Two years on: women fleeing Russia’s war in Ukraine need more support How can essential healthcare services be strengthened for victims of conflict-related sexual violence? Topics Health Migration Youth Violence Publication date 20 Feb 2024
EIGE stresses the need for gender dimension in DSA transparency reporting EIGE, in its contribution to a public consultation on the design of transparency reports under the Digital Services Act (DSA), has highlighted the need to include gender-based measurement instruments. Topics Digital agenda Violence Publication date 01 Feb 2024
Apply to become our Seconded National Expert: Gender-based Violence! The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 1 invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Seconded National Expert (SNE) – Gender-Based Violence (GBV). The registration of applications will begin on 5 April 2024 and will close on 13 May 2024 at 13:30 Eastern European Time (EET). The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE... Type Seconded national experts Ref. number EIGE/2024/SNE/GBV Published date 03 Apr 2024 Closing date 13 May 2024, 13:30 Europe/Vilnius
Today’s choices are tomorrow’s consequences Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Energy Environment and climate change Poverty Violence
Looking to the future of gender equality: emerging priorities issues … and emotional burden put on parents – in particular mothers. The second next highest priority trend affecting … the most vulnerable such as women refugees or single mothers, who are exposed to energy poverty, who have to ask … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Environment and climate change Poverty
Unpaid Care: committed actions can take us from a bleak to a bright future Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Health
Gender Equality Index 2023: Far From The Finish Line? Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Environment and climate change Health Poverty Transport
Unpaid care: Around one third of women and men struggle to strike a work-life balance in the EU … frequency of work-life conflicts. Around a third of single mothers and fathers and couples with children face … Type News article Topics Employment
How we can successfully avoid paying the high price of gender inequality Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Health
The differing impacts of work-life balance on women and men during the pandemic … and in the home, telework must not end up dominated by mothers trying to care for their children at the same time as … Type News article Topics Employment Health
Gender equality and the socio-economic impact of the COVID-19 pandemic Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment Health Violence
An ambitious future for Europe's women after COVID-19: mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid care work after the pandemic Type News article Topics Employment Health
Opening speech of the Gender Equality Index 2020 press conference Type News article Topics Digital agenda Employment Health
Leadership in Europe: How can we get the right balance? Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment
Gender equality and socio-economic consequences of the COVID-19 crisis … is not a solution for childcare. Our study shows that mothers have to deal with interruptions by children more … Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Employment
Pay transparency: The next step to end the gender pay gap … women are rated as less competent once they become mothers, which can affect their promotion and pay. And … Type News article Topics Employment
Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Environment and climate change Justice Violence
Covid-19 derails gender equality gains … the virtual classroom with children. Our study shows that mothers have to deal with interruptions by children more … Type News article Topics Education Employment Health Justice Violence
What does the Gender Equality Index say about your country? … without disabilities and in the Netherlands, 28 % of lone mothers are at risk of poverty compared to 4 % of lone … Type News article Topics Employment Poverty Economic and financial affairs Education Health Violence Sport
Gender Equality Index 2017: Progress at a snail’s pace … educational opportunities compared to young women and lone mothers have more difficulties to access health and dental … Type News article Topics Employment Poverty Economic and financial affairs Education Health Violence Sport
No more excuses to ignore gender concerns – use our guide! Type News article Topics Agriculture and rural development Culture Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Energy Entrepreneurship Environment and climate change Health Justice Maritime affairs and fisheries Migration Poverty Regional policy Research Sport Tourism Transport Youth Violence