Albania

Albania is a candidate country for EU membership. The European Union opened accession negotiations with Albania in March 2020.

EIGE has been working with Albania to build their capacity in gender equality since 2013. EIGE has collected data on women and men in decision-making positions in Albania since 2018.

Albania launched its first Gender Equality Index in 2020. The European Commission funds this cooperation under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA).

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EIGE stakeholders in Albania

Department of Equal Opportunities Policies at the Ministry of Health and Social Protection

Institute of Statistics (INSTAT) of the Republic of Albania

Delegation of the European Union to Albania

Gender Equality Index

In January 2020, Albania launched its first Gender Equality Index and scored 60.4 points. This was seven points lower than the EU-28 average in the same year.

The highest score was in the domain of health, followed by the domains of work, power, and money. The lowest scores were in the domains of knowledge and time.

Albania’s score in the domain of power (60.9) is higher than the EU average, which scores 47.6, primarily due to the higher participation of women in political and economic power.

Gender Equality Index for the Republic of Albania 2020

Indeksi i Barazisë Gjinore për Republikën e Shqipërisë 2020