This is a summary of the conceptual and methodological issues of the ‘ Study for the development of the basic structure of a Gender Equality Index for the European Union’ produced by Janneke Plantenga, Colette Fagan, Friederike Maier and Chantal Remery (2010), commissioned by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The theoretical and empirical findings of the study will be used for further work by EIGE in the course of the development of the Gender Equality Index for Europe.
Mainstreaming Gender into the Policies and the Programmes of the Institutions of European Union and EU Member StatesThis publication intends to present the EIGE’s approach to collecting, processing and disseminating good practices in gender mainstreaming.This publication is the result of contributions made by the EIGE’s Thematic Network on Gender Mainstreaming, Expert’s Forum members, EIGE staff and the findings of the EIGE’s second ex ante evaluation and the ‘Study on the use of “good practice” as a tool for mainstreaming gender into the policies and programmes of the institutions of the European Union and EU Member States’, commissioned to Fondazione Giacomo Brodolini (FGB).The EIGE’s work on collection and dissemination of good practices aims to strengthen the implementation of gender-mainstreaming strategies that support gender-equality policies and increase awareness about the potential of past experiences at reducing gender inequality.Neither the EIGE nor any person acting on its behalf may be held responsible for the use of the information contained in this publication.Work for this publication was coordinated by Barbara Limanowska, Senior Gender Mainstreaming Expert, with the contribution of the EIGE’s team:
Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action in the area F: Women and the Economy Despite various policies and measures for the advancement of gender equality promoted and implemented in the European Union Member States, women still remain the main carers of children and the elderly. Today, in Europe, women between the ages of 25 to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day.
Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Economy Women still remain the main carers of children and the elderly today. In Europe, women between the ages of 25 to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day. The main findings of the first EIGE Report specifically focus on the topic of the reconciliation of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market (one of the objectives expressed in the BPfA, area F:
Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Economy Women still remain the main carers of children and the elderly today. In Europe, women between the ages of 25 to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day. The main findings of the first EIGE Report specifically focus on the topic of the reconciliation of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market (one of the objectives expressed in the BPfA, area F:
Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Economy Women still remain the main carers of children and the elderly today. In Europe, women between the ages of 25 to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day. The main findings of the first EIGE Report specifically focus on the topic of the reconciliation of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market (one of the objectives expressed in the BPfA, area F:
Review of the Implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action: Women and the Economy Women still remain the main carers of children and the elderly today. In Europe, women between the ages of 25 to 44 spend three times longer than men in childcare per day. The main findings of the first EIGE Report specifically focus on the topic of the reconciliation of work and family life as a condition of equal participation in the labour market (one of the objectives expressed in the BPfA, area F:
