EIGE's publications
You can also use our Sexism at Work Handbook to combat sexism at the workplace or our Gender-sensitive Communication Toolkit to help you create language and images which are modern and treat people with respect.
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Health, Justice, ViolenceData collection systems vary widely across EU Member States, as they draw on various sources. To improve the collection of administrative data on femicide, EIGE has been working to establish indicators that can harmonise data collection processes across Member States’ jurisdictions.
22 November 2021 -
With 54.4 out of 100 points, Romania ranks 26th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 13.5 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, Romania’s score has increased by only 3.6 points (– 0.1 points since 2017). Its ranking has remained the same since 2010 and dropped by one place since 2017. Further information Explore the Gender Equality Index 2020
28 October 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 July 2020 -
EmploymentThis re-edition of the original toolkit was published on 23/03/2022 Gender budgeting is a strategy and a process with the long-term aim of achieving gender equality goals. A tool to track resource allocation for gender equality in the EU cohesion policy funds (Tool 8) has been added to this step-by-step toolkit.
13 May 2020 -
EmploymentEIGE has developed an online toolkit to apply gender budgeting as a gender mainstreaming tool in EU Funds processes. The first three sections introduce the concept of gender budgeting and examine its relevance for the EU Funds. Section 4 offers 11 practical tools on gender budgeting, related to: the EU regulatory framework; national/sub-national programming and project-level support;
13 May 2020 -
With 54.5 out of 100 points, Romania ranks 25th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 12.9 points lower than the EU’s score. Between 2005 and 2017, Romania’s score increased by 4.6 points (+ 2.1 points since 2015). Romania is progressing towards gender equality at a slower pace than other EU Member States. Its rank has dropped one place since 2005.
07 October 2019 -
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is an autonomous body of the European Union established to strengthen gender equality across the EU. Equality between women and men is a fundamental value of the EU and EIGE’s task is to make this a reality in Europe and beyond.
17 September 2019 -
Culture, Digital agenda, Education, Employment, ViolenceDigital technology has changed many things in our lives, but how is it affecting gender equality? Digitalisation has transformed the character of the labour market, changed the way we interact with our friends, shaped political participation, is impacting the future of work and also carries the risk of cyber<br />
11 October 2018 -
Digital agenda, Education, Youth, ViolenceDigital technologies offer young women and men innovative ways to get involved in politics. From receiving instant news notifications on political developments, to engaging in online debates and expressing opinions on social media, political and civic participation has become faster and easier.
11 October 2018 -
Education, Employment, HealthThis factsheet looks at how the intersection between gender and disability affects women and men in the EU. It is based on the Gender Equality Index 2017, developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The Index measures gender equality and helps to monitor its progress across the EU and over time.
03 October 2018 -
The Gender Equality Index 2017 examines the progress and challenges in achieving gender equality across the European Union from 2005 to 2015. Using a scale from 1 (full inequality) to 100 (full equality), it measures the differences between women and men in key domains of the EU policy framework (work, money, knowledge, time, power and health).
26 September 2018 -
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) is the only European Union agency focusing solely on gender equality. With substantial resources already collected and developed, EIGE is becoming the EU knowledge centre for gender equality.
26 September 2018