measuring gender equality in the european union: the gender equality index
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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
1 100
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/[email protected]
EIGE - General [email protected]
European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)Gedimino pr. 1601103 - VilniusLithuaniawww.eige.europa.eu