The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)[1] is organising a call for applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for the post of Administrative Agent - Finance. The registration of applications will begin on 13 February 2020 and will close on 13 March 2020 at 13:00 Eastern European Time. The Institute Based in Vilnius Lithuania, EIGE is a...
EIGE launches this call for tender with a goal to conclude a contract with a professional service provider regarding the study ‘Estimation of the number of girls at risk of female genital mutilation in the EU’. The study will contribute to more effective policies and services to prevent female genital mutilation and protect girls at risk. The study will contribute...
This paper looks at how gender equality and women’s empowerment are considered in the policies and actions supporting the integration of third-country nationals through education and training. Embedding a gender equality perspective in all policy sectors, including in the integration of third-country nationals, education and training, is a legal and political obligation for the EU institutions and Member States. Gender-sensitive...
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a low-value contract for the provision of graphical design services as well as production services for its promotional items. Description of the requested services The design and production services are clustered as follows: Task 1 – develop all necessary visuals (infographics, illustrations, social media banners, social media...
EIGE launches this call for tender with a goal to conclude a framework contract with a professional company capable of providing services related to cleaning the premises and removing waste material from them at the EU house in Vilnius. The documents are available via https://etendering.ted.europa.eu/cft/cft-display.html?cftId=5844 Note: EIGE is using eTendering platform for managing this call for tender, which consists of...
This factsheet is based on a small-scale study that looks at existing efforts to consider gender equality and women’s empowerment in the design and implementation of policies and actions for the integration of third-country nationals through education and training. The research focuses on five Member States: Germany, Greece, France, Italy and Sweden. The data was collected in 2017-2018.
Agriculture is one of the oldest and most widespread activities in the world. However, differences between women and men, be it in employment, pay or decisionmaking positions, still persist. Agriculture has a crucial role in food production, environmental protection, landscape preservation, rural employment and food security. Mainstreaming gender into this sector is therefore extremely important.
Education is a catalyst for social change and necessary to build societies that respect human rights. Education is needed to give women and men the skills to secure steady, well-paid jobs to avoid social exclusion. Gender equality in education is focused on gender-based choices across study fields, gender stereotypes and gender differences in educational achievements.
The promotion of gender equality can help unleash the talents of women, which has been proven to contribute to sustainable economic growth. There has been an increased focus on gender equality in economic and fiscal policies over the past decade, in particular in taxation, social security and labour market regulation.
Culture can be defined as the systems of knowledge shared by a relatively large group of people. Gender aspects are relevant to the broad definition of culture as a ‘social construction’ and to the ways in which cultural policy is designed and implemented. This is because cultural rights are human rights, and therefore the rights of both women and men...
Little attention has been paid to how the tourism industry impacts women and men differently. However, tourism presents both opportunities and challenges for women and must subsequently be examined through a gender lens.
