Gender Equality Forum 2026

Place: Brussels and online

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) invites to Gender Equality Forum 2026: Gender equality for growth.

The Gender Equality Forum 2026 provides a platform to mobilise ideas and strengthen momentum so that gender equality is recognised as a driver within the EU’s competitiveness agenda. The Gender Equality Index for 2026 will also be released at the event. The Forum brings together experts, young voices, practitioners and high-level decision-makers from EU institutions, national and local governments, business, civil society, academia, and media.

From the programme:

• Gender Equality Index 2026 release
• Powering Europe's digital and green future. How do we stop losing women's talent from classroom to career?
• Europe's unused talent: How can Europe build the skills it needs by drawing on everyone's potential?

Read more at EIGE and check out the agenda