EIGE’s Director provided the opening remarks at a conference held at the Lithuanian Parliament in Vilnius on Violence against Women in Times of Crisis: Challenges and Potential Solutions under the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union.
The Gender Equality Index 2023 gives an overview of the state of gender equality in the EU. The EU and the Member States will be given a score from 1...
With the aim of increasing practical know-how of EU policy makers and practitioners on gender mainstreaming in the context of the European Green Deal, EIGE will revise its methodology and...
Today is International Women’s Day. An occasion to celebrate the wins for gender equality so far. To reflect on the struggles. And a day to look ahead, take a glance at the future and imagine what could be.
Ahead of International Women's Day, EIGE's Director Carlien Scheele participated in an Interparliamentary Committee Meeting in European Parliament on 1 March focused on understanding energy poverty through a gendered lens.
In the annual European Parliament FEMM committee conference in Brussels, EIGE Director Carlien Scheele presented its 2023 work programme, outlining key thematic priorities and upcoming milestones.
EIGE is continuing work on the integration of gender equality into the policy cycle. The GREENA project is developing approaches and practical tools on how to simultaneously integrate environmental and...
Despite efforts to improve gender equality, EU labour markets are still characterised by persistent horizontal segregation, whereby workers in particular sectors are predominantly women or men. According to 2020 data, only four in ten workers in the EU are employed in a gender-balanced sector, where the workforce comprises at least 40 % of each gender. Transport is a prime example...
Environment and climate change is a hot topic across the globe and it is crucial that related policy decisions serve women and men equally. To make that happen, women need to be adequately represented in decision-making processes. EIGE regularly monitors the share of women in positions of power in the environment and climate change arena within the EU. The time-series...
EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database presents data related to gender equality, in line with the EU’s political priorities. EIGE is expanding its data on women and men in decision-making to include...
