1 in 3 women across the planet will be assaulted or raped during her lifetime. That's ONE BILLION WOMEN AND GIRLS. Since this movement began in 2013, EIGE has organised One Billion Rising events each year in house. This year EIGE has a fantastic opportunity to participate in the main event in the heart of Vilnius city, joining the One...
Save the date for an event hosted by Angelika Mlinar MEP and co-organised by the European Women’s Lobby and PWC. Since 2010, the share of women on company boards has doubled from 12% to 25% across the EU. However, the vast majority of women on company board are non-executive, and 96.5 % of European CEOs today are male - with...
EIGE's Director, Virginija Langbakk is presenting an European overview of gender-based violence in the opening of the Conference. The agenda of the event is enclosed and available for download.
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Regional Office for Europe and Central Asia (FAO REU) with the support of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) are convening a high level conference, to provide an interactive platform to promote partnerships and joint learning for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals of the Agenda 2030. The conference, by...
EIGE will host a delegation from Finland, Ministry of Interior. The delegation consists of following persons: Panu Artemjeff, Katriina Nousiainen, Mia Luhtasaari, Satu Kaskinen, Hanna Rönty, Heini Huotarinen. They all work in the Unit for Democracy, Language Affairs and Fundamental Rights in Ministry of Justice and they are the Fundamental Rights and Non-Discrimination team of the unit. The main focus...
With the aim to strengthen synergies and cooperation, on 24 - 25 January 2017, EIGE organises a consultation meeting with Civil Society organisations. Instead of our bilateral annual consultation meetings with the civil society organisations, we are this time trying out a new approach and invite all our key civil society partners together to the meeting organised in Vilnius, on...
One of EIGE`s aims is to keep the Gender Statistics Database as an up-to-date, useful and relevant tool for its users. Thanks to the valuable input received in the previous online discussions and meetings, a set of priorities has been identified to further develop and improve this tool. Starting in 2017, we consider expanding the scope of the database, enlarging...
About the conference This conference offers the chance to discuss and develop approaches of feminist girls* specific youth education on international level. Experts from Czech Republic, Turkey, Germany and Italy will deliver lectures and workshops on key aspects like living conditions for females in different European countries, intersectional approaches to girls* work or transpositive youth education. Staffmembers, feminist activists, stakeholders...
The Journalist Thematic Network brings together journalists from the EU Member States. This is the second meeting of the year and will provide a rich source of information on the latest developments in gender equality in Europe. Day 1: The meeting marks the launch of EIGE’s report on ‘Gender, Poverty and Intersecting Inequalities’, prepared for the Slovak Presidency of the...
EIGE's coordinator for cooperation with EU Pre-accession countries Kristaps Petermanis will participate in the High-Level Advisory Group Meeting on the OSCE Survey on the Well-being and Security of Women in South East Europe, Eastern Europe and the South Caucasus. More details on the tender Provision of Conducting a Survey on the Well-being and Security of Women in South East Europe...
(For Lithuanian see below) On 25 November, the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, EIGE marks the beginning of an awareness-raising campaign in Vilnius by lighting up the historic Town Hall in orange. Violence against women is a serious problem in the European Union today. This is the case also in Lithuania where 35% of women in...
One in three women globally still experiences physical and sexual abuse, thus gender-based violence remains of epidemic proportions. The results of various studies reveal that the violence against women not only restricts the civil and political participation of women, their equal treatment in the labour market, but is also one of the preconditions that decelerate the functioning of economy and...