European Institute for Gender Equality European centre of competence on gender equality
Vision: Making equality between women and men a reality for all Europeans and beyond Supporting better informed policy-making at EU and Member States levels Increased awareness among decision makers and the public of progress and challenges in implementing European gender equality policies
Reliable/ Comparable data Methods & Tools Good practises Partnership & Networking Communication
EU Gender Equality Index EIGE Reports for the Presidency of the EU Council GE Index EU Council Methods & Tools Good Practices Gender Mainstre aming Genderbased Violence (DV, SV & FGM) Data Methods & Tools Good Practices
Comparable and reliable data and indicators on Gender Equality Collection of data and statistics of the 12 areas of BPfA in support to Presidencies of the EU Council EU Gender Equality Index Collecting and processing methods, tools and good practices for gender equality work Gender Training Gender Impact Assessment Gender-based violence tools & methods Collecting, processing and disseminating good practices
Support to the Irish, Lithuanian and Greek Presidencies of the EU Council Finalised reports In process Women and the Media (Ireland) Violence against Women (Cyprus) Institutional Mechanisms for the Advancement of Women (Lithuania) Women and the Economy (Greece)
Gender Equality Index Intersecting inequalities Work Money Violence Gender Equality in the EU Policy Framework Power Health Time Knowled ge
Studies on Gender-based Violence Study on area D of the Beijing Platform for Action: Violence against Women in the EU International activities in the field of data collection on gender-based violence across the EU Collection of methods, tools and good practices in the field of domestic violence Mapping gender-based violence administrative sources across EU MS and Croatia Identifying and mapping existing data, statistics and resources on sexual violence against women in the EU Mapping the current situation and trends of female genital mutilation
Results of GBV projects
Gender Training Project Get Gender Mainstreaming back on agenda Identify ways forward Foster wider acceptance of a necessity to develop gender competence Advance discussion on quality standards Improve knowledge on gender training Bring together relevant actors Make available practical information
Gender Training Resources Database Generic and tailored resources for improving gender mainstreaming competence More than 300: Manuals; Guidelines; Practical materials Online learning tools Etc. International, EU and Member States Easily searchable 2005-2012 All available languages
Are you looking for gender trainers? Are you a gender trainer? Gender Trainers Database More than 200 individuals and organisations All EU Member States and Croatia Easily searchable Choose by language Choose by competence area Etc. www.eige.europa.eu This database aims to help finding gender trainers with specific thematic knowledge, skills and expertise to design training courses tailored for different needs and policy areas
Practical information in brief
Resource & Documentation Centre (RDC) Managing Gender Knowledge PROCESS/PRODUCE COLLECT Meeting with the Social Platform SHARE
RDC: 1st pillar Documentation Centre / Library Physical library in the Vilnius EU House (PE, COM, EIGE) visible and accessible to the citizens Ground floor generic area + second floor specialised area: a place to meet, to organise, research, consult the archives of gender equality work and to interact; Online catalogue of digital resources; Focus on grey literature, particularly policy documents: making it acessible in a user-friendly way following collection. Meeting with the Social Platform
06-07.11.2012 EIGE S JOURNALISTS THEMATIC NETWORK Cyprus
RDC: Physical premises Launch in September 2013 Meeting with the Social Platform
RDC: 2nd pillar - Knowledge Centre Process, store and make available physical and online processed and analysed material resulting from EIGE s research, collected methods, tools & good practices on gender equality and gender mainstreaming: several information repositories, databases and research reports; Materials collected from external sources processed for further dissemination. Meeting with the Social Platform
RDC: 3rd pillar EuroGender - European Network on Gender Equality Facilitate dialogue among stakeholders; Bridge different stakeholders with different areas of intervention, enabling cross-fertilisation and creating synergies; Gather stakeholders in the same electronic platform, enabling them to share information, knowledge, resources, data, find partners, develop joint projects, discuss and analyse topics on gender equality. Meeting with the Social Platform
Awareness-raising, networking and communication Implementation of the communication strategy Development of social and other media tools Women of Europe resource pool and Women Inspiring Europe Calendar (concept of men as role models developed) E-newsletter Media reports/monitoring Gender Equality in Europe Tools and communication with relevant bodies of the EU, MS and EU agencies Meeting with the Social Platform
Contacts Virginija Langbakk Director Virginija.Langbakk@eige.europa.eu Therese Murphy Head of Operations Therese.Murphy@eige.europe.eu Jolanta Reingarde Senior Researcher/Acting Head of Operations Jolanta.Reingarde@eige.europa.eu Barbara Limanowska Senior Gender Mainstreaming Expert/Acting Head of Operations Barbara.Limanowska@eige.europa.eu EIGE - General enquiries EIGE.SEC@eige.europa.eu European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Giedimino pr. 16 LT- 01103 Vilnius Lithuania Switchboard: +370 5 2157400