Sarah Cooke O'Dowd participates in a debate for the launch of HesaMag 31st issue, published in close cooperation with the European Trade Union Institute (ETUI), on invisible and gendered burdens at work.
Helena Morais Maceira, Team Leader for Gender Mainstreaming, takes part in the Council of Europe’s CDADI Working Group on Equality Mainstreaming. She presents EIGE’s ongoing work on gender mainstreaming to the Steering Committee on Anti-discrimination, Diversity, and Inclusion.
Business Professional Women (BPW) Europe Executive Board and the BWP Vilnius members visit EIGE. During the visit, Jolanta Reingarde presents an analysis of labour market challenges for women and men in the EU. This collaboration serves as a preparatory step for the upcoming BPW Europe 19th Regional Conference and Young BPW Symposium to be held in Vilnius in 2028.
EIGE’s Research and Statistics Team Leader, Jolanta Reingarde, and EIGE researcher, Vytautas Peciukonis, present EIGE’s projects on parental leave eligibility, as well as the thematic focus of the Gender Equality Index
Director Carlien Scheele meets with the European Parliament's Committee for Women's Rights and Gender Equality on 26 January for the annual presentation of EIGE's work programme.
EIGE hosts an annual breakfast conversation on Gender Equality in the EU and the role of gender stereotypes. The event gathers Ambassadors of the EU Member States residing in Lithuania, representatives of Lithuanian national authorities, as well as other key stakeholders. Prime Minister of Lithuania Inga Ruginiene and Lithuanian Minister for Social Security and Labour Jurate Zailskiene join the event...
Jolanta Reingarde participates in a policy-oriented workshop on gender equality, citizenship education, and youth political empowerment as part of the EU-funded project G-EPIC (Gender Empowerment Through Politics in the Classroom) to discuss the uptake and sustainability of the project results.
EIGE welcomes a delegation of the EUROCITIES Working Group on Gender Equality. EUROCITIES is the largest network of European cities, and the visiting members of the working group represent more than 20 cities across Europe. The meeting offers a chance to exchange insights on priorities, challenges, and good practices in gender equality work.
EIGE’s gender-based violence researcher, Monica Barbovschi, takes part in an online information session designed to support countries in the next survey implementation and to provide further guidance on the available materials. The session is organised by Eurostat and supported by EIGE and FRA, who share their expertise on survey methodology drawing on their experience from the 2021 data collection. Monica...
EIGE hosts the 16th Regional Coordination Meeting of EU candidate countries and potential candidates, marking the first regional meeting under the new IPA III project cycle. The meeting brings together focal points from national authorities responsible for gender equality, statistical officers from the Western Balkans and Türkiye, international organisations active in the region, EU institutions including DG NEAR and DG...