EIGE's publications
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This report presents the fifth edition of the Gender Equality Index. The Gender Equality Index has been widely recognised for its contribution to monitoring progress on gender equality in the EU. The Index covers a range of indicators in the domains of work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. It also integrates two additional domains: violence and intersecting inequalities.
16 Spalis 2020 -
ViolenceOne of the areas of focus in EIGE's Gender Statistics Database is gender-based violence. The most widespread form of gender-based violence is intimate partner violence. Comparable data on intimate partner violence are of paramount importance in understanding and monitoring the nature and scale of the issue, itself a barrier to achieving gender equality.
15 Spalis 2020 -
Health, Poverty, Regional policy, TransportIn 2015-2016, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) conducted a restricted survey in the 28 EU Member States (EU-28) on the benefits of gender-sensitive infrastructure The survey aimed to collect direct information on the importance of existing infrastructure services for everyday activities, and the level of well-being that public infrastructure provides.
21 Rugsėjis 2020 -
Health, Poverty, Regional policy, TransportPublic services such as transport, health centres and care facilities play an essential part in the well-being of Europeans. We use public service infrastructure every day; it underpins our lives, and is essential for the functioning of society. Infrastructure is meant to deliver services that address the diverse needs of women and men and contribute to equal opportunities for all. Read more
21 Rugsėjis 2020 -
Health, Regional policy, TransportPublic services such as health centres, transport and care facilities play an essential part in ensuring the well-being of Europeans. We use public service infrastructure every day; it underpins our lives, and is essential for the functioning of a society. Infrastructure is meant to deliver services that address the diverse needs of women and men and contribute to equal opportunities for all.
21 Rugsėjis 2020 -
Health, Regional policy, TransportPublic services such as care facilities, public transport and health centres play an essential part in the well-being of Europeans. We use public service infrastructure every day; it underpins our lives, and is essential for the functioning of society. Infrastructure is meant to deliver services that address the diverse needs of women and men and contribute to equal opportunities for all.
21 Rugsėjis 2020 -
MigrationAround seven per cent of the total population living in the EU Member States are born outside of the EU, and half of them are women and girls. Work, study and reuniting with family members, as well as different forms of persecution, are common reasons motivating both women and men to migrate and live in other countries.
11 Rugsėjis 2020 -
Justice, ViolenceThe complex and evolving security threats the EU is facing, such as organised crime, terrorism, cyberviolence and hybrid threats, have placed security high on the political agenda of both the previous Commission (2014–2019) and the current Commission (2019–2024).
11 Rugsėjis 2020 -
Political assemblies and executives too often fail to reflect the gender diversity of the population they represent, with women significantly under-represented in many cases.
14 Liepa 2020 -
Economic and financial affairsThe persistent gender imbalance amongst key decision-makers in large corporations remains a cause for concern and further targeted action.
14 Liepa 2020 -
Gendering data for better decision-making This leaflet briefly presents EIGE's gender statistics database. Updated on 06/01/2021 Browse EIGE's gender statistics database
14 Liepa 2020 -
Employment, HealthThis research note focuses on formal homebased care across the EU. In terms of the care recipient’s perspective, it looks at different aspects of long-term care that determine women’s and men’s opportunities to access long-term care services. Children with disabilities, adults with disabilities and older people are the three groups of (potential) care recipients covered in this study.
24 Birželis 2020