Gender Equality Index in European Union

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) from the European Union has constructed the Gender Equality Index a unique measurement tool that synthesises the complexity of gender equality as a multi-dimensional concept.

The gender approach takes into account the situation of women and men in various domains of economic and social life, including those where men are in disadvantaged situations. It consists of six core domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power, health and two satellite domains (Intersecting inequalities and violence).

The Index provides results at the domain and sub-domain level for the EU overall and for each Member State. It provides a measure of how far (or close) each Member State was from achieving gender equality in 2010.

The Gender Equality Index assigns a score from 1, total inequality, to 100, full equality.

The target is the equality point, benchmarked in 100, and a given Member State is equally treated whether a gap is to the advantage of women or men.

The Index reveals that the EU reached only half way towards a gender-equal society, with an average EU score of 54 (2010 data).

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