The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Izabela Jaruga-Nowackain the month of April. This month, in April 2011, will mark the first anniversary of Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka death. It will also be the anniversary of a national tragedy. On April, Poland suffered one of its worst political disasters after President Lech Kacynski and an exclusive government delegation were killed in a...
The Committee on Education, Science and Culture of the Lithuanian Parliament (Seimas) paid a courtesy visit to the European Institute for Gender Equality to discuss its work with representatives of the institute lead by Director Virginija Langbakk. On the topics discussed was equlity between women and men, stereotypes and the situation for young people.
The Danish Ambassador to Lithuania Jørgen Molde took up his duties 1 January 2011 and on 16 th of March he paid his first visit to EIGE. Denmark is to take over the EU Presidency from January 2012 and issues related to the presidency were discussed EIGE’s director Virginija Langbakk. EIGE is to work close with the Danish Presidency on...
100-ųjų Tarptautinės moters dienos metinių proga Europos lyčių lygybės institutas (EIGE) parengė sąrašą, į kurį simboliškai įtraukė 100 atvejų, kurie parodė, kad iki visiškos lyčių lygybės dar reikia nemažai padirbėti. EIGE parengtas 100 lyčių nelygybės atvejų sąrašas – tik nedidelė nelygybės tarp vyrų ir moterų šiuolaikinėje visuomenėje dalis, ir, pasak instituto, sąrašas galėtų būti dar ilgesnis. Sąrašas parodo, kad nepaisant...
This year International Women's Day celebrates its 100th anniversary, a day of recognition and paying homage to the economic, political and social achievements of women. International Women's Day provides us all with the opportunity to cast our minds back to former struggles and accomplishments. It creates an arena where measuring the advancement of remaining challenges together with assessing them become...
8 March 2011 marks the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day.EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalitiesillustrate that we are still a long way from achieving gender equality. EIGE’s list of 100 Inequalities – a mere indication of today's inequalities - demonstrates that despite the achievements of the past 100 years, gender inequality remains an issue. Women are in general not paid...
The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Ms.Seyran Atesin the month of March. Seyran Ates’ most impressive experience occurred when a young man approached her on the street as she stepped out of one of her favourite restaurants, a popular contemporary Turkish joint in Berlin, her hometown. She had just finished lunch with her brother, one of the rare occasions...
The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Ms.Lena Olvingin the month of February. In 2010, Lena Olving was named the most powerful woman in Swedish business. As chief operating officer for the defence and security group Saab AB and sales of SEK 25 billion, she topped the list of the 125 most powerful women in Swedish business published annually by...
The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Ms. Francesca Brezzi in the month of January. If ever it were possible to be born a scientist, Francesca Brezzi would be your proof. And if ever a scientist had just the right blend of scepticism and faith, Francesca Brezzi has found it. From the time that she was a little girl her...
View below the speech of the Vice President of European Commission Viviane Reding during the opening of the international Seminar "Joining Efforts towards Gender Equality in the EU 2010-2015". Download the speech at pdf, doc and html format
International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Violence against women is a violation of human rights, and as such continues to act as a significant barrier to full gender equality. Gender-based violence is fundamentally rooted in gender inequality and impacts on the future of women and of men in Europe. The problem of violence against women within the...
The European Institute for Gender Equality and the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights sign a cooperation agreement in line with the new EU strategy for gender equality 2010-2015. EIGE's Director Virginija Langbakk and FRA Director Morten Kjaerum signing the cooperation agreement The two EU agencies will initiate cooperation in gender mainstreaming and researching in the field of gender equality...