… The principle of gender mainstreaming consists of taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of women and men in all Community policies and actions. The gender impact assessment is one of the methods for gender …
… effectiveness of the policies developed to achieve this needs to be evaluated. The development and dissemination of EU-wide, comparable and reliable gender statistics and indicators have greatly contributed to … a composite indicator, to provide a synthetic measure of gender equality as a multi-dimensional concept, was initially …
… The Gender Equality Index provides a comprehensive measure of gender equality, tailored to fit the EU policy context. … towards equality, having risen from 51.3 in 2005. Progress needs to increase its pace if the EU is to fulfil its …