The purpose of the Experts' preparatory meeting on the EU Gender Equality Index (EU GEI) is to:
- hold a brainstorming session and to discuss the scope and functions of the Working Group (WG) on the EU GEI,
- discuss existing and future data sources and identify gaps in statistics, and
- hold a discussion on existing national indexes and their components
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Main outcomes:
- Proposal for the rules and procedures of a Working Group on the EU GEI to be established by EIGE`s Management Board
- Comments on previous work on gender equality composite indicators
- Recommendations on how to take up the project of the EU Gender Equality Index