Gender statistics in the Western Balkans and Turkey

Gender Statistics Database

EIGE maintains the EU-wide database on women and men in decision-making (WMID). This includes important data for all EU candidate countries and potential candidates

The main purpose of the Database is to build a broad overview of statistics on gender, highlighting differences and inequalities between women and men.

The database on women and men in decision-making (WMID) covers positions of power and influence in different areas:

politics
public administration
judiciary
business and finance
social partners and NGOs
environment
media
science
sports

Data is collected annually for 105 indicators and published on EIGE’s Gender Statistics Database. Very importantly, some of the indicators are also used for the development of Gender Equality Indices in the region.

Background information

In 2016, the collection of data under the area of Women and Men in Decision Making covered Turkey, Serbia, North Macedonia, and Montenegro and was handled by the European Commission. In 2016, EIGE responded to the European Commission’s request to take over the database and expand the data collection to cover all 7 IPA beneficiaries, including one more candidate country (Albania) and two potential candidates (Bosnia and Herzegovina and Kosovo).

Since then, EIGE has updated the data on women and men in decision-making in all 7 EU candidate countries and potential candidates annually.

EIGE's Gender Statistics Database: Women and men in decision-making