measuring gender equality in the european union: the gender equality index

Measuring Gender Equality in the European

Union: The Gender Equality

Index

Gender equality - equal share of assets and equal

dignity and integrity between women and men

Index measures gender gaps adjusted for levels of achievement

The Gender Equality Index is adapted to the context of the EU and is based on EU policy

priorities

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The Gender Equality Index

EqualityInequality

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Participation

Segregation and quality of work

FTE employmentDuration of working life

Sectoral segregationFlexibility of working timeHealth and safety

Training at work

Women remain less likely to participate in the labour market

Large gender segregation in the labour market remains prevalent

The gendered nature of quality of work needs to be measured

69.9

Financial resources

Economic situation

EarningsIncome

Not at-risk-of-povertyIncome distribution

Women receive lower earnings and income than men in the EUWomen are at a disadvantage in terms of their economic situation

Individual rather than household level indicators could measure gender differences in a more sensitive way

68.9

Education attainment and

segregation

Lifelong learning

Participation in tertiary education

Segregation

Participation in formal or non-formal education and training

Gender segregation in educational fields remains high

Participation in lifelong learning is low and is more feminised where participation is higher

Women outnumber men as university graduates in the EU

48.9

Care activities

Social activities

Childcare activitiesDomestic activities

Sport, culture and leisure activitiesVolunteering and charitable activities

Women remain disproportionately responsible for caring activities

The unequal division of time extends to other activities

Addressing the division of time can provide an opportunity towards transformative change

38.8

Political

Economic

MinisterialParliamentary

Regional assemblies

Members of boardsMembers of Central Bank

Low levels of gender equality in political decision-making

The lowest gender equality score can be found in economic decision-making

Key actions should be taken to consider gender balance in decision-making

38.0

Status

Access

Self perceived healthLife expectancyHealthy life years

Unmet medical needsUnmet dental needs

Low gender gaps exist in access to health structures

The old adage that ‘women get sicker and men die younger’ remains largely true

90.1

69.0

68.9 48.9

38.8

38.090.1

ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT

54.0

Barcelona Further analysis

http://eige.europa.eu/content/gender-equality-index

Gender mainstreaming tools, methods and good practices:

- Investing in gender competence development

- Good Practices

- Institutional Capacity for Gender Mainstreaming and use of Gender Impact Assessment in the EU Member States

Recommendations on Institutional Capacity for Gender Mainstreaming:

• Strengthen legal obligations for GM• Enhance cooperation and networking• Obligatory use of GM tools and methods• Commitment to improve gender competence across

different sectors.

Council Conclusions.

Competence development programme

Foster wider acceptance of a need to develop

gender competence

Improve knowledge on

gender training

Make available practical

information from EU-28

Bring together relevant actors

Advance discussion on

quality standards

Identify ways forward

Gender Trainers and Training Resources Databases

• More than 200 individuals  and organisations

• EU-28

• Many thematic areas

• Easily searchable

www.eige.europa.eu

Are you looking for gender trainers?

EIGE’s work on good practices aims to promote within MS and among stakeholders:

• Competence Development• Networking• Peer-to-Peer learning

Good Practices 2012-2014:• Prevention of gender based violence (domestic

violence, female genital mutilation) • Gender training• Gender equality in media • Female entrepreneurship• Work-life balance

Expected results on work-life balance

• Peer learning seminars• 12 good practices (June 2014) focusing on:

• Self regulation (specific concern on social partners)

• Awareness-raising (including mentoring)• Training

Resource and Documentation Centre (RDC)

• Gather the institutional memory of gender equality work at the EU and MS level

• Make the right gender equality related knowledge available at the right time to the relevant actors

RDC’s beneficiaries:• Primary: Policy makers and implementers at

the EU and MS level, EIGE staff;• Secondary: Research organisations, Social

Partners, Civil Society Organisations, Media, EU citizens.

Resource & Documentation Centre (RDC)

PROCESS/PRODUCE

SHARECOLLECT

Managing Gender Knowledge

EIGE RDC video…

EIGE’s RDC partners

KvinnSam

www.eige.europa.eu/rdc

…& more

Contactsdr. Jolanta Reingarde Senior researcher/AnalystJolanta.Reingarde@eige.europa.eu

EIGE - General enquiriesEIGE.SEC@eige.europa.eu 

European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)Gedimino pr. 1601103 - VilniusLithuaniawww.eige.europa.eu