EIGE online expert conference, 10:00 \u2013 16:00 CET (tbc)<\/b><\/p>\n
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will bring together experts in the field of violence against women to discuss the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic and accompanying lockdown measures on victims of intimate partner violence. The expert conference will precede EIGE\u2019s joint conference with the German presidency Women in focus: coronavirus and gender equality in Europe<\/em>, which will be held on 19 November.<\/p>\n Participants will explore how the pandemic affected access to services (including helplines and shelters) and discuss the most promising measures EU Member States put in place to help victims.<\/p>\n Guests will include representatives from governmental institutions and civil society from all Member States, as well as the EU institutions and the Council of Europe.<\/p>\n EIGE will also launch its study examining the factors that\u00a0enable\u00a0witnesses\u00a0to\u00a0support victims of intimate partner violence<\/strong> and present initial results from its<\/strong> study on Covid-19 and violence against women, <\/strong>to be published in 2021. This will include a mapping of innovative measures implemented across the EU, as well as policy recommendations.<\/p>\n The expert conference will consist of online discussion panels and parallel workshops.<\/p>\n Please note that this notification does not constitute an official invitation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" EIGE online expert conference, 10:00 \u2013 16:00 CET (tbc) The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) will bring together experts …<\/p>\n