The United Nations Statistics Division (UNSD), in collaboration with Statistics Finland, is organizing the 6 th Global Forum on Gender Statistics under the Global Gender Statistics Programme and guidance from the Interagency and Expert Group on Gender Statistics (IAEG-GS). Our colleague, Ligia Nobrega, gender expert and Project Manager for EIGE's Gender Statistics Database will present the Database during the Forum...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in cooperation with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation are hosting a high level conference “Mainstreaming gender equality into academic and research organisations”. The conference will bring together around 170 decision-makers, experts and practitioners responsible for gender mainstreaming in the research sector. Building on the achievements of academic and research organisations...
The international conference on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) organized in Helsinki, Finland on the 13th of October 2016 will host a panel on FGM/C policies in the Nordic Countries and the EU. Jurgita Pečiūrienė - EIGE's Gender Expert will be presenting EIGE's work in the area. More information can be found here. The conference is organized by the Finnish League...
The conference “Engendering Habitat III: Facing the Global Challenges in Cities, Climate Change and Transport” will continue to build knowledge, experience, and networks, on the topics of gender and women in cities, planning, transportation, climate change, and structural change of institutions to promote gender equality in technological fields, with a focus on architecture and planning. In addition to furthering the...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union, established to contribute to and strengthen the promotion of gender equality. Its remit includes supporting gender mainstreaming in all EU policies and the resulting national policies, the fight against discrimination based on sex and raising EU citizens’ awareness of gender equality. The purpose of this...
Within the framework of EIGE’s work on the benefits of gender equality, EIGE is organising a second consultation meeting on the “Study on the Economic Benefits of Gender Equality in the European Union” which will take place on 26 th September, in Vilnius. The aim of the meeting is to consult on the interpretation of findings and results of the...
EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database is a comprehensive knowledge centre for gender statistics and information on various aspects of (in)equality between women and men. Aiming to consolidate the efforts/outcomes/results obtained within the gender statistics database project, a meeting of the technical group 1 had been called for the 15th of September 2016. The meeting focused on the following areas: ● Women...
The French National Center for Scientific Research (CNRS), the Université Paris Diderot, and the Université Sorbonne Paris Cité (USPC), with support from the French Ministry for National Education, Higher Education and Research, is inviting researchers, professors, administrators, policy-makers, practitioners and students to Paris, on 12-14 September 2016, to attend the 9th European Conference on Gender Equality in Higher Education. The...
Since 2010, EIGE has been actively contributing to increasing knowledge of the phenomenon of violence against women across the EU. In this regard, EIGE has mapped the existing data available on different forms of violence against women, identified effective practices in combating violence and analysed legal and background information which gives the framework for EU work on combating violence against...
Equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the EU, and one that most Europeans consider a policy priority. Women’s representation in political contexts and their involvement in political decision-making are essential to the pursuit of a democratic and non-discriminatory political process in the Member States. Moreover, research shows that the active inclusion of women in political decision-making...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), together with the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, is concluding a project focusing on the integration of gender equality in research and higher education institutions, with the support of Yellow Window. This project (1) mapped and analysed legal and policy frameworks and other stimulatory initiatives promoting gender equality in research, (2)...
The French Institute of Denmark and the University of Copenhagen, with the support of L'Oréal Foundation, organize a conference on September 9, 2016. It will tackle an objective shared by both the Danish and French ministries of Higher Education and Research, as well as all the research institutions of both countries, which is to achieve a better gender balance and...