EIGE’s (European Institute for Gender Equality) new report for the Western Balkans and Türkiye provides guidance for combating violence against women.The report gives insights on the current state of data collection and how it could be improved. It is not only a call to action for data experts in
The latest report on femicide, published on February 7th 2023 by the European Institute for Gender Equality, sheds light on its invisible victims. Femicide, commonly understood as the killing of a woman or girl because of her gender, is the most extreme form of gender-based violence, deeply rooted
The freshly launched Gender Equality Index 2022 reveals that progress continues at a snails' pace, with a mere 0.6-point increase since last year's edition. As a result, the EU average score now stands at 68.6 out of 100 points, only 5.5 points higher than in 2010.EIGE Director, Carlien Scheele said
EIGE, the European Institute for gender equality, took part in Orange the World, the campaign against violence toward women and girls promoted by ONU since 2008.Orange The World consists in 16-days of activism against gender-based violence established by the United Nations Secretary General. Every
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, international and regional experts on violence against women and women's rights have issued a joint statement calling on States to bridge the gap of impunity for violence against women and girls across the world. Read more here.
