This re-edition of the original toolkit was published on 23/03/2022 Gender budgeting is a strategy and a process with the long-term aim of achieving gender equality goals. A tool to track resource allocation for gender equality in the EU cohesion policy funds (Tool 8) has been added to this step-by-step toolkit. The toolkit aims to assist managing authorities in the...
What is work–life balance and why does it matter? Work–life balance is about striking a balance between ‘work’ and ‘life’. Here, ‘work’ means paid work and ‘life’ means everything else – including, but not limited to, unpaid work, domestic work (cleaning, cooking, washing, etc.), care work (taking care of children, older people, people who are ill, persons living with disabilities...
This report proposes a model to advance gender equality in Member States by transforming roles and responsibilities in care work. The model supports innovative practice and gender analysis to realise the potential of the European Social Fund and the European Regional Development Fund in the promotion of work–life balance in the EU. This model encourages policymakers, programme managers and project...
EIGE has developed an online toolkit to apply gender budgeting as a gender mainstreaming tool in EU Funds processes. The first three sections introduce the concept of gender budgeting and examine its relevance for the EU Funds. Section 4 offers 11 practical tools on gender budgeting, related to: the EU regulatory framework; national/sub-national programming and project-level support; reporting, monitoring and...
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a middle-value contract for the study to provide more evidence, i.e. accurate qualitative and quantitative information on the impact of COVID-19 on violence against women and improve policies and measures for emergency-related responses and to reduce violence against women in crisis situations, such as pandemic. The gathered...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for Seconded National Experts (SNEs) – Research and Statistics. The registration of applications will begin on 29 April 2020 and will close on 29 May 2020 at 13:30 Eastern European Time. The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a regulatory agency...
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) [1] invites applications with a view to establishing a reserve list for Seconded National Experts (SNEs) – Gender Mainstreaming. The registration of applications will begin on 24 April 2020 and will close on 25 May 2020 at 13:30 Eastern European Time. The Institute Based in Vilnius, Lithuania, EIGE is a regulatory agency of...
EIGE launches this call for tender with a goal to conclude a contract with a professional service provider regarding the study that will serve as a basis for EIGE’s report to the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU in the second semester of 2021. The study to be carried out under this contract shall focus on the implementation...
Description of the contract The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) envisages awarding a middle-value contract for a study on gender equality health to support the thematic focus of Gender Equality Index 2021 on health. Description of the requested services EIGE launches this call for tender in order to contract a professional service provider that will carry out a study...
All EU Member States have obligations to eliminate discrimination against women and ensure that they fully enjoy their human rights. The long-standing Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women is the basis for this. Since 2013, there have been several developments within EU policy that are relevant to the human rights of women. First, the Istanbul...
Women’s economic empowerment has long been a feature of EU policy, but the shift in priorities in the aftermath of the economic crisis has left the employment policy largely gender blind. Thus the Europe 2020 strategy includes a target of having 75 % of the working age population in employment by 2020 but does not distinguish between women and men...
