The online discussion on 'Communicating Gender Equality' took place on 12th November 2014 with the aim of assessing the communication strategy 2013-2015 of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) and of developing ideas for the follow-up communication strategy 2016-2018. A second part...

The online discussion on "Engaging Men for Gender Equality" took place on 11th September 2014. It was the follow-up meeting of a previous debate on the same topic held in October 2013. At the same time, EIGE wanted to receive further feedback on the topic in order to prepare its upcoming...

In 2013, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) launched the Gender Equality Index. The need for the Gender Equality Index was initially introduced by the European Commission in the Roadmap for equality between women and men 2006−10. The EIGE was assigned the task of constructing a...

The topic of men and gender equality is seen as somewhat ambiguous within the gender equality discourse. On the one hand, for a long period gender equality policies have been contextualised mainly as a 'women's issue' - as women have been the driving force behind gender equality strategies and...

The online discussion on 'EIGE's Database on Gender Statistics: Interface & Dissemination' took place on 13th November 2014. At this stage of the project, the content and related organising principles of the database have already been developed. The gender statistics database of the European...

In April 2013, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) launched a new project on the benefits of gender equality (BGE). By introducing a focus on benefits, EIGE seeks to support effective advocacy for gender equality in the political agenda across the European Union (EU), in times when...

The online discussion on female genital mutilation (FGM) took place on 29 October 2013. It was organised in the wake of the recent European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE) report on 'Female genital mutilation in the European Union and Croatia' (1). This report identified the need to...

The online discussion on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) took place on 29th October 2013. It was organised on foot of the recent European Institute of Gender Equality (EIGE) report on 'Female Genital Mutilation in the European Union and Croatia'1. This report identified the need to establish a...