Closing the gaps: How data accelerates progress on gender equality
EIGE’s new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combatting violence against women.
What does it take to achieve gender equality? – Resources and structures key for women’s empowerment
With International Women’s Day just around the corner, progress towards gender equality is high on the agenda. But what does it take to really pave the way for gender equality?
EIGE has successfully established itself as EU knowledge centre for gender equality, External Evaluation finds
Stakeholders recognise EIGE’s unique expertise and data on gender equality. They value EIGE’s contribution to the development of gender-sensitive policies and EIGE’s Gender Equality Index continues to be the main reference for gender equality in the EU.
Hidden in plain sight: improving legal responses for ‘invisible’ victims of femicide
In recent weeks, killings of a woman or girl because of her gender (femicide) in a few EU Member States show the urgency to better respond to this phenomenon. Today EIGE publishes the report “Improving legal responses to counter femicide in the European Union: Perspectives from victims and professionals”.
Frans Timmermans: “Every step counts. No matter how big or small”
Vice-President Frans Timmermans sets the bar high for 2023 with his #3StepsForward.
EIGE’s Gender Equality Forum 2022 Chair Statement launched
Today the Chair of the Gender Equality Forum 2022, Carlien Scheele, presents her Chair Statement. This document paves a path towards EIGE’s and the wider gender equality community’s future challenges, from how crisis and gender-based violence meet, to the twin challenges of the green and digital transition and the ongoing need for desegregated data addressing intersecting…
Amid crises and rising inequalities, legislation needs gender perspective
For the first time ever, EIGE’s Gender Equality Index shows signs of a worsening situation for women in many areas of work and home life. By addressing these rising inequalities today, we can build a stronger economy that benefits everyone, regardless of gender.
#SafeSpaces: EIGE highlights widespread forms of cyber violence against women and girls, proposes definitions
The European Institute for Gender Equality has released a new report ‘Combating cyber violence against women and girls’ which underlines the urgent need to develop and adopt harmonised and mutually exclusive definitions of cyber violence against women and girls and its forms.
Recordings of the EIGE’s Gender Equality Forum now available!
The Forum’s programme was rich with various sessions covering topics ranging from the importance of data and research in policy making to the intersection of crisis and gender-based violence to gender-responsive public procurement and the invaluable voices of the youth.
#EGEF2022: And now the work continues!
EIGE’s first-ever Gender Equality Forum came to a close on 25th October. EIGE launched its Gender Equality Index 2022 and many inspiring sessions and workshops were organised at the Forum. Gender equality advocates, EU and national policy makers, experts and many others shared their expertise and exchanged views on the most pressing issues affecting…