Jolanta Reingarde PhD leads a programme on research and statistics at the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) - an EU agency based in Vilnius, Lithuania- since 2010. The development of the Gender Equality Index and annual progress reports on gender equality in selected policy areas in the EU are two major research areas of the programme. She studied Sociology at Vytautas Magnus University in Kaunas (Lithuania), followed by a Ph.D on violence against women. Jolanta has wide experience researching gender equality policies in the EU and globally, measurements of gender equality, gender equality and economy, work-life balance.
Covid-19 pandemic is a wake up call for gender equality in Europe. The conference will provide an important platform to exchange views on how to ensure that recovery and resilience measures are designed to eliminate gender inequalities, not deepen them.
