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...
EIGE Director Carlien Scheele calls for greater gender equality in access to the labour market In a High-Level Conference on a future oriented European Pillar of Social Rights on 15 April 2024 in Brussels, Director Carlien Scheele gave a key note address on access to the labour market from a gender equal and intersectional approach. Publication date 15 Apr 2024
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 does it take to achieve gender equality? – 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
GRPP: Four letters can unlock €2 trillion to accelerate our drive towards gender equality Each year the EU spends 14% of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on public works, from building projects to social infrastructure. Smart targeting of that €2 trillion in public funds and considering how it impacts the lives of both women and men is the essence of Gender-responsive public procurement, or GRPP. Topics Economic and financial affairs Publication date 18 Oct 2022
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
How we can resolutely combat all forms of gender-based violence Type News article Topics Health Justice Violence
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
The economic tolls of gender-based violence Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Health Violence
Presenting EIGE’s 2023 Work Programme: Ongoing conversations with bold and new commitments Type News article Topics Digital agenda Environment and climate change Health Justice Migration Youth Violence
The differing impacts of work-life balance on women and men during the pandemic … all fathers. We can already look to some member states for good practices, such as “Use it or lose it” parental leave. In … 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
The economy of the future: How can the EU ensure gender equality? Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Health
Female genital mutilation in the EU: Raising the voice of communities … that we are able to assess the effectiveness of all the good work being done to end FGM. Numbers for prosecutions of … Type News article Topics Health
Estimation of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the European Union: Denmark, Spain, Luxembourg and Austria Type Publication Topics Health Justice Migration Youth Violence
Tough laws discourage female genital mutilation … risk of female genital mutilation. These people are in a good positon to spot women and girls at risk and provide … phone +370 521 57 449 EIGE’s earlier studies on FGM EIGE's good practices on combating FGM EIGE's Gender Equality Index … Type News article Topics Violence Health Migration
Is female genital mutilation a problem for the EU? … and experts in the area to exchange knowledge, share good practices and agree on action points. The results of the … Type News article Topics Violence Health Youth Migration
Female genital mutilation: Good practices on collecting administrative data on female genital mutilation … information Data collection on gender-based violence Good practices on administrative data on violence against women … Type Publication Topics Violence Health Justice
Crime and criminal justice statistics on violence against women (VAW): Good practices on administrative data collection on VAW Type Publication Topics Violence Health Justice
Registration of FGM in hospitals … registered when women and girls are victims of such practices. Female genital mutilation (FGM) is considered as … Type Good practice Country Belgium Topics Health Violence
Model protocol medical care for women and girls with FGM Type Good practice Country Netherlands Topics Health Violence