In the framework of the Gender Balance Power Map project, POUR LA SOLIDARITÉ organizes on 15 September 2015, at the Institute for Equality between Women and Men (Brussels, Belgium), a full day of participative workshops on the access of women to management positions. The aim of the day will be to compare promotion processes in conventional and social enterprises in...
Want to be a gender expert? OQ Consulting BV ( Organization pro Quality of life for all) is pleased to invite you for a training on Gender Mainstreaming in public policy and in project cycle management in Europe. The training is targeted to Civil Servants, operators and NGOs staff involved in projects and programmes who wish to increase their gender...
The group of danish runners who are joining the 12th annual Danske Bank Vilnius Maraton will come to visit EIGE. The group combine its programme with various political focus areas which include the gender equality as well. Therefore the aim of this meeting is to introduce them to the gender equality in the Baltic States and EU in general. If...
Call for Papers: the 4th Health in Transition Conference: Challenges of Health, Demographic Changes, and Wellbeing in Post-socialist Societies August 26-27, 2015 Hosted by: Department of Anthropology, Faculty of Humanities, University of Latvia (Riga, Latvia) The 4th Health in Transition Conference addresses current challenges of health, demographic change, and wellbeing in post-socialist societies and the role of social sciences and...
The importance of gender strategies to promote growth and development and to improve welfare systems is widely recognized. This is reflected in the increasing commitment of both international organization and national governments towards programmes aimed at strengthening women’s participation in economic life, in politics and in institutions, as well as in the progress of theoretical analysis and development of indicators...
INTERNATIONAL GENDER and TOURISM FORUM – Aveiro, Portugal, 1-2 July, 2015 'Re-engineering the tourism labour market through gender-aware research. Interdisciplinary approaches and future trends.' For more information on how to submit an abstract and register for free, visit: http://www.genderintourism.com/gentour2/conferences/2015/forum_2015.html
About The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) develops and shares reliable evidence on gender equality in the EU and the Member States to support better informed policymaking. Since its creation in 2010 it is increasingly referred to as the EU knowledge center for gender equality matters. As a major achievement EIGE developed and launched the Gender Equality Index in...
‘Green jobs’ are quickly redefining traditional job roles and simultaneously creating new professions in a wide range of sectors such as construction, transport, energy supply, engineering and science. In particular, they have emerged as a response to global challenges linked to environmental protection, economic development and social inclusion. The ‘Environmental Goods and Services Sector’ (EGSS) represents approximately 2% of total...
The aim of this round table is to pool existing expertise and knowledge at the level of the Member States in tackling FGM, to initiate specific cooperation on prevention, and to contribute to the actions of the European Commission at the EU level. On Tuesday, June 9, EIGE presented its new report on the ‘Estimation of girls at risk of...
This 6-week e-learning course provides a general introduction to gender equality within the international human rights system. Participants will understand the evolution of human rights frameworks in response to gender inequality and women's empowerment, think critically about how the human rights system engages with the reality of gender disparities and assess progress and gaps in securing gender equality and human...