EIGE’s Director, Carlien Scheele, participates in a number of interventions throughout the year. From high level political meetings to international conferences, she addresses priority areas related to gender equality based on EIGE’s evidence.

Statistics and stories go hand in hand. See EIGE’s Director in action as she brings the latest evidence to life in key events.  

Carlien Scheele's CV

Carlien Scheele is the Director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in Vilnius, Lithuania. EIGE is EU’s knowledge center on Gender Equality. By providing reliable and policy-oriented data and information, it supports the EU and its Member States to strengthen the promotion of gender equality.

At EIGE’s helm since February 2020, she oversees the Institute's strategic programmes of activities and budgets. Carlien Scheele aims to cement EIGE’s position as the EU’s knowledge centre on gender equality and deepen collaboration within and beyond Europe.

Before taking up her post at EIGE, Carlien Scheele worked as a Senior Gender Equality Adviser/Senior Human Resources Adviser in the Council of Europe, seconded from the Dutch government.

Previously, she worked as the Director for Gender and LGBT Equality for the Dutch government, where she coordinated the national gender and LGBT equality policies.

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  • Gender Equality Forum 2024: Building an inclusive Europe together

    Director Carlien Scheele opens the Agency’s second Gender Equality Forum on 10 December 2024 at The EGG in Brussels and online, with a message of hope and unity for participants. At a time where hard fought rights and freedoms are under threat, we need to be more dedicated and disciplined in working together for gender equality. Dear participants of the...

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  • The power of digital platforms in standing up for the safety of women and girls online

    Addressing the European Economic and Social Committee on 26 November 2024 in Brussels, Director Carlien Scheele brings the latest findings in EIGE’s evidence on the role digital platforms must play in combatting cyber violence against women and girls. Dear colleagues, Thank you for this kind invitation to join you here today as part of your activities for the 16 Days...

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  • Women are owed a life free from violence. What steps are you going to take?

    On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Director Carlien Scheele gives an opening statement in the press briefing for the release of the EU gender-based violence survey data on 25 November 2024 at the Residence Palace, Brussels alongside Eurostat’s Director of Social Statistics, Christine Wirtz and Director of the EU Fundamental Rights Agency, Sirpa Rautio. Good...

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  • Power up the gains for gender equality

    As the European Parliament enters a new term, Director Carlien Scheele introduced the Agency to FEMM Committee members on 5 September, calling for further dedication and commitment for gender equality to make a lasting difference…

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  • No Country Can Afford Gender-Based Violence

    On behalf of Director Carlien Scheele, Dennis van der Veur, Head of Outreach and Engagement, delivered a keynote speech at the Women7 Summit (W7) in Rome om 9 May 2024 on the cost of gender-based violence and the power of data.

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  • Tapping into talent: more gender equal access to the labour market

    In a High-Level Conference on a future oriented European Pillar of Social Rights on 15 April 2024 in Brussels, Director Carlien Scheele gave a key note address on access to the labour market from a gender equal and intersectional approach.

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  • There is no democracy without women

    Director Carlien Scheele presented the agency’s toolkit for gender sensitive parliaments to the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe in Paris on 18 March 2024.

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  • Changing the game: women in sports

    In an Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting at European Parliament on 7 March 2024 Director Carlien Scheele weighs in on the challenges women face in sports – and how they can be a force for promoting gender equality on the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024.

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  • Today’s choices are tomorrow’s consequences

    In an informal meeting with European Gender Equality Ministers on 27 February 2024 under the Belgian Presidency, Director Carlien Scheele presented a vision of what gender equality could look like in 2030 – if we already put ourselves there.

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  • Challenges and Changes: promoting women in law enforcement

    EIGE's Director, Carlien Scheele, addresses a High-level International Conference on Women in Law Enforcement organised by the Lithuanian Ministry of Interior on 2 February 2024 with the participation of women in leadership positions in the internal security sector, both at the EU and at national levels.

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  • Looking to the future of gender equality: emerging priorities issues

    Delivering the first outcomes of EIGE’s Strategic Foresight workshops to the European Commission and Member States, Director Carlien Scheele participated at the Meeting of the High-Level Group on Gender Mainstreaming in Brussels on 29 January as part of the Belgian Presidency.

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