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
From STEM to Sustainability: Empowering Women and Girls in Science Type News article Topics Employment Energy Environment and climate change
EIGE welcomes the election of Esther Van Dijk as the Chair of EIGE’s 6th Management Board … LGBTIQ+ Equality at the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science. Prior to her appointment as Chair, Esther was a … Type News article
COP28 and beyond: Five tips for gender-inclusive climate reporting … can be challenging. Telling a complex story involving science and big numbers simply demands extra effort. “The … Type News article Topics Environment and climate change
EU gender equality reaches new milestone: is progress accelerating? … as they could be. They are step by step catching up with science technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) job … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Energy Environment and climate change Transport
Frans Timmermans: “Every step counts. No matter how big or small” … now, engrained gender stereotypes , gender gaps in the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) fields are … Type News article Topics Environment and climate change
Artificial intelligence and gender equality … AI is even developed. Women are less likely to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics at school. … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Employment
The economy of the future: How can the EU ensure gender equality? Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Health
Opening speech of the Gender Equality Index 2020 press conference … despite special initiatives to encourage girls to study science, engineering and ICT, gender segregation in education … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Employment Health
Beyond the Beijing Declaration: Assessment and main challenges … that girls and boys show similar levels of achievement in science and maths at school. This means women could miss out … Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Employment Environment and climate change Justice Violence
Gender Equality Index 2020: Can we wait 60 more years? Type News article Topics Digital agenda Economic and financial affairs Education Employment Health Justice Migration Poverty Youth Violence
How many women have top positions in the EU candidate countries and potential candidates? … NGOs; environment and climate change; media; education, science and research). EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database … Type News article
Legislative quotas can be strong drivers for gender balance in boardrooms Type News article Topics Economic and financial affairs Entrepreneurship
Achieving gender-balance in national parliaments would take another 12 years … NGOs; environment and climate change; media; education, science and research; and sports). EIGE’s Gender Statistics … Type News article Topics Regional policy
Study and work in the EU: set apart by gender … and welfare across the EU. Narrowing the gender gap in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) … Type News article Topics Education Employment
Education is key for breaking gender stereotypes … sector than the other Member States. Women make up 30% of science and engineering professionals in Lithuania, whereas … Type News article Topics Education
New Chairperson of EIGE’s Management Board Prof Kalliope Agapiou Josephides takes office … as teaching and research. She holds a PhD in Political Science from the Paris I Panthéon - Sorbonne University. For … Type News article
Women with low skills have fewer opportunities in the EU labour market … is for high-skilled jobs in the male-dominated areas of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). … Type News article Topics Employment Education Poverty