The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) invites you to participate in an online discussion on how to tackle and address gender statistics gaps within the framework of EU policies. The event takes place on EuroGender, the 15 June, 10.00 am - 16.00 CEST. Click here to access the online discussion page. If you have an expertise in gender statistics...
You are invited to participate in an online discussion taking place on EuroGender, the 9 th of June, 11.00 a.m. - 4.00 pm CEST. This discussion is taking place in the context of a study that Yellow Window is performing on behalf of the European Commission (DG Education and Culture) and its Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). The...
In the context of the forthcoming Maltese presidency of the Council of the EU and in response to the request by the Maltese authorities, EIGE has started to work on a research note focusing on upscaling skills of women and men in the EU labour market. The note will particularly address women and men who are ‘trapped’ in insecure and...
The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) & the Women’s Refugee Commission (WRC) invite you to the final event of their project #womensvoices - From Conflict to Peace? Women and Girls’ Voices on the Move - to unveil their recommendations to prevent and combat violence against refugee women and girls currently on the move. Both organisations decided to work together to raise...
UNECE, the Interstate Statistical Committee of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CISSTAT), the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and Statistics Lithuania are jointly organizing a Workshop on Gender Statistics for countries of Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia. The meeting will be held at EIGE, Gedimino pr. 16, Vilnius (Lithuania). The Workshop will precede the UNECE Work Session on...
The workshop aims to significantly advance calculation of the Gender Equality Index for each EU accession country in accordance with the methodology used in EU-28, if relevant data are available. Main agenda items: developing the composite indicators, conceptual framework of the Gender Equality Index, measurement framework and selection of variables. The workshop will also introduce quality criteria for contribution of...
Equinet, together with the Czech Public Defender of Rights, will organise a one and a half day capacity-building seminar for equality bodies’ staff members gender equality in education. In 1995, the Beijing Platform for Action targeted gender segregation in education, curricula, enrolment and retention rates of women in its action points to further the Education and Training of Women. Yet...
The Ministry of Labour, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities is organizing the 8th thematic meeting in the frame of the project Towards Equalising Power Relations between Women and Men that is co-financed by the Norwegian Financial Mechanism Program. The overall aim of the project is to increace understanding of equal/unequal power relations between women and men in order to...
The Gender Equality Index was first published in 2013 and updated in 2015. It provides both a composite indicator of gender equality attainment at EU level and more detailed analysis of the situation of each Member State in the respective composite domains. The 3rd update of the Gender Equality Index will be published in 2017. It will focus on intersecting...
The European Humanities University (EHU) students will come to EIGE's Recourse and Documentation Centre to learn about Gender Equality Index from EIGE's experts. If you need more information about this event, please contact us at: rdc.info@eige.europa.eu
The media plays a crucial role in reflecting the diversity of society. Media shapes our understanding of the world, how we think and act. Equal opportunities for men and women to participate in the media are essential for a democratic public sphere. Media can both promote and hinder gender equality as inequalities in the society are reproduced in the media...
Science without borders: Improving impact by interlinking gender, geographic, disciplinary and educational dimensions. 28 - 29 April 2016, Mexico City This Gender Summit aims to highlight how science can be a tool to break all kinds of borders: gender, geographic, disciplinary and educational borders. The kind of science able to break these boundaries comes from an environment of diversity and...