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European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

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Overview

What it does

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an EU agency working to make gender equality a reality in the EU and beyond. For this, it provides research, data and good practices by:

  • Producing studies and collects statistics about gender equality in the EU.
  • Monitoring how the EU meets its international commitment for gender equality, referred to as the Beijing Platform for Action, and produces an annual progress report on this.
  • Working to stop violence against women and coordinates the European White Ribbon Campaign to engage men in the cause.
  • Sharing its knowledge and online resources and supports the EU institutions, EU Member States and stakeholders from many different fields in their efforts to address gender inequalities in Europe and beyond.

EIGE’s products include the following:

Who benefits

As the European knowledge centre of gender equality, EIGE:

  • Helps the EU institutions and the EU Member States to take informed and evidence-based decisions that consider the gender perspective.
  • Centralises information on gender equality for the benefit of civil society organisations, academia, international organisations and social partners.
  • Provides inspiration to anyone interested in gender equality.

Further information

EIGE news and events

EIGE jobs

Contact

European Institute for Gender Equality

Name
European Institute for Gender Equality
Website
https://eige.europa.eu/
Email
eige [dot] secateige [dot] europa [dot] eu
Phone number
+370 5 215 7400
Postal address
Gedimino pr. 16, 01103 Vilnius Lietuva, Lithuania
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