Gender Index
Gender Index
Aims and objectives
The “Gender Index” was established by the Federal Minister for Women and Civil Service in the year 2011. With that method, monitoring and sex-disaggregated statistics have been implemented on a systematic basis. The Gender Index provides an overall understanding of gender differences, inequalities, and its structures.
Results and impact
Brochures with sex-disaggregated data on a national basis, published annually.
Creator/owner/responsible institution
Federal Minister for Education and Women’s Affairs
Contact: iv1@bmbf.gv.at
Contents/activities/services
The recent Gender Index, from the year 2014 gives an overview about sex-disaggregated data in essential areas like education, income and employment and highlights gender specific findings that outline those differences, concerning the everyday realities, between women and men.