The IX Meeting of the Thematic Network on Gender Mainstreaming, organised by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), brings together gender mainstreaming experts and practitioners from national gender equality bodies, EU institutions, and the Council of Europe. The Network serves as a collaborative platform for exchange and mutual learning on effective gender mainstreaming. It enables members to share experiences...
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, meets with key EU officials during her visits to Brussels and Luxembourg. She holds discussions with Christine Wirtz, Director of Social Statistics at Eurostat; members of Commissioner McGrath’s cabinet; and Mari Linnapuomi, Director for Employment and Social Policy at the General Secretariat of the Council. Carlien Scheele draws on EIGE’s data and expertise to exchange insights...
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, addresses the Ministers working on equality in the framework of the Danish Presidency, putting the spotlight on gender stereotypes and persistent gender norms. Carlien Scheele draws on EIGE’s data and insights to show how these norms continue to shape daily life, choices, and opportunities. The Danish Presidency highlights the EU’s commitment to advancing equality and the...
EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, participates in the panel 'Achieving a gender-equal society – turning the roadmap’s women’s rights principles into a reality', addressing health and leadership/equal participation. Carlien Scheele draws on EIGE’s data and insights to show how the principles can be turned into tangible outcomes. The European Commission holds a celebratory event on 16 October 2025 to mark the...
EIGE Gender-Based Violence Team Leader, Cristina Fabre, attends the workshop organised by FRA under its Presidency of the JHAAN on the use of gender-based violence (GBV) data. EIGE contributes to the discussion by presenting its work on administrative data collection on violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence (DV). The ultimate goal is to explore opportunities for cooperation on the...
EIGE Gender Mainstreaming Team Leader, Helena Morais Maceira, participates in the WTO Government Procurement Agreement (GPA) Committee meeting, focusing on “Women Entrepreneurs and Government Procurement: Lessons Learned.” Helena presents an online session on gender-responsive public procurement.
EIGE welcomes students from the Centre for Scandinavian Studies at Vilnius University. During the visit, EIGE introduces its role and activities, highlights the Gender Equality Index 2024 with a focus on Scandinavian countries, and outlines its work on gender-based violence, including the EU-GBV survey and the Nordic paradox.
EIGE’s Team Leader Research & Statistics, Jolanta Reinagrde, and EIGE’s Researcher and Policy Support, Vytautas Peciukonis, hold a keynote presentation “Insights from the second iteration of the Survey of Gender Gaps in Unpaid Care, Individual and Social Activities (CARE)”. The presentation provides an overview of data collection, key trends, and comparisons with the first wave of the survey. The event...
EIGE's Director, Carlien Scheele, delivers a keynote address at the Gender Flagship Capitalisation Conference – Best Practices & Lessons Learned. The conference is organised by SG REFORM and Expertise France, with the support of the Technical Support Instrument of the European Commission. The event highlights key achievements, shares lessons learned, and examines the practical impact of the Gender Flagship Project...
EIGE Communications Assistant and campaigns coordinator, Alexandrina Satnoianu, attends the Seminar on combating sexism in the workplace, organised under the EU Mutual Learning Programme on Gender Equality. The seminar provides the opportunity to present EIGE's most recent webpage and resource package, based on the largest EU-wide survey on violence against women, to help employers reinforce their commitment to a zero-tolerance...
EIGE's Gender-Based Violence Team Leader, Cristina Fabre, presents together with Eurojust the joint report on the implementation of Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order. The report provides recommendations on how to ensure better implementation of this cross-border measure to protect victims of crime, with a specific focus on victims of gender-based violence.
EIGE welcomes members of the European Parliament's Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality for strategic discussions on key challenges and the future of gender equality in the EU. The discussion includes the topics of violence against women, care, and pay transparency. EIGE looks forward to a fruitful exchange with MEP Dainius Zalimas, MEP Elisabeth Grossmann, and MEP Paulo do...