When 1 in 3 women experience physical and/or sexual violence in the EU but only 1 in 5 contact a healthcare service or social service provider following the incident, we need to take a closer and more critical look at how we can better protect and empower victims of gender-based and domestic violence. On 25 March EIGE Director Carlien Scheele...
Violence against women in the European Union is not just a social issue—it is a human rights crisis. According to EIGE’s latest Gender Equality Index 2024 Thematic Focus, gender-based violence remains prevalent, severe and under-reported across the EU..
This joint report by the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation (Eurojust) and the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) provides the latest information on the use and relevance of Directive 2011/99/EU on the European Protection Order (EPO) and the challenges and best practices related to its implementation. The main aim of the report is to inform policymakers and...
The latest edition of the Gender Equality Index, the 2024 edition, highlights the fact that the EU is battling a host of emerging challenges, from increasing effects of climate change and extreme weather events to high geopolitical tensions, rapid digitalisation, volatile political situations and growing political extremism across the region. While such phenomena claim the attention of decision-makers, they not...
Director Carlien Scheele addresses the European Parliament Committee on Employment and Social Affairs on 12 December. Good morning dear members of the EMPL Committee, and thank you for the invitation to speak with you today. I trust your Gender Equality Week is going well and you’re getting the information and insights you need to take action for a true union...
Digital platforms such as Snapchat, Instagram, X and Reddit are forums for public and private expression and social interaction, and they provide many other useful services. However, the online space is not always welcoming to everyone. In an environment of pseudo-anonymity and limited accountability, pervasive exclusionary and harmful narratives are often unleashed. Spreading virally, these practices are categorised as cyber...
Director Carlien Scheele opens the Agency’s second Gender Equality Forum on 10 December 2024 at The EGG in Brussels and online, with a message of hope and unity for participants. At a time where hard fought rights and freedoms are under threat, we need to be more dedicated and disciplined in working together for gender equality. Dear participants of the...
Ursula von der Leyen made a ‘union of equality’, based on the principle of equality for all and equality in all its senses, a cornerstone of her mandate. Binding measures since 2019 have made significant strides in supporting the fundamental principle of equal pay for equal work, gender-balanced company boards, work–life balance, binding standards for equality bodies and combating violence...
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Director Carlien Scheele gives an opening statement in the press briefing for the release of the EU gender-based violence survey data on 25 November 2024 at the Residence Palace, Brussels alongside Eurostat’s Director of Social Statistics, Christine Wirtz and Director of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, Sirpa Rautio. Good...
On behalf of Director Carlien Scheele, Dennis van der Veur, Head of Outreach and Engagement, delivered a keynote speech at the Women7 Summit (W7) in Rome om 9 May 2024 on the cost of gender-based violence and the power of data.
Equality Ministers from across the European Union met in Brussels on 7 May, in the context of the Employment, Social Policy, Health and Consumer Affairs Council (EPSCO). What is the Council of the EU? In the second of three EPSCO Council meetings under the Belgian Presidency, equality issues such as violence against women and anti-discrimination see new-found prominence on the...
In an exchange of perspectives with the Council of Europe GREVIO members in Strasbourg on 20 March 2024, Director Carlien Scheele shared the agency's work in the field of gender-based violence.
