EU-wide guidelines on gender-neutral job evaluation and classification: Step-by-step toolkit Type Toolkit
EIGE datasets introduced New data in the Gender Statistics Database offer additional insights into gender equality across EU Member States and thematic areas. Update info New dataset Update source European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Update date 12 May 2026 Survey of gender gaps in unpaid care, individual and social activities (96)
Eurofound data update on gender and working conditions Updated data provide insights into gender differences in working conditions, work-life balance, and quality of life across Europe. Update source European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and Working Conditions (Eurofound) Update date 12 May 2026 Work and labour market (5) Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to bullying? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to harassment? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last month, during the course of your work have you been subjected to humiliating behaviours? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to physical violence? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last month, during the course of your work have you been subjected to threats? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Psychological violence (5) Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to bullying? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to harassment? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last month, during the course of your work have you been subjected to humiliating behaviours? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last month, during the course of your work have you been subjected to threats? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last month, during the course of your work have you been subjected to verbal abuse? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) EU Gender equality strategy 2020-2025 (1) Percentage of women and men over the age of 15 who have been subject to harassment at the workplace over the last 12 months Sexual violence (3) Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to harassment? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last month, during the course of your work have you been subjected to unwanted sexual attention? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Over the last month, during the course of your work have you been subjected to unwanted sexual attention? (% of respondents, 15+ workers) Physical violence (1) Over the last 12 months, during the course of your work have you been subjected to physical violence? (% of respondents, 15+ workers)
New WAVE Data: Support Services for Women Updated data provide insights into the availability, accessibility, and demand for support services for women affected by violence. Update source Women Against Violence Europe (WAVE) Update date 12 May 2026 Support services (9) Number of beds missing in women's shelters Percentage of beds missing in women's shelters Number of beds in women's shelters Existence of a national women's helpline Existence of a national women's helpline operating 24/7 Existence of a national women's helpline that is free of charge Existence of a national women’s helpline that meets the standard of the Istanbul Convention Number of women's shelters Women’s shelters country coverage meeting the standard of the Istanbul Convention EU Gender equality strategy 2020-2025 (2) Existence of a national women’s helpline in the country Number of women’s shelters in the country
EIGE datasets updated Updated data in the Gender Statistics Database provide revised figures on gender equality across EU Member States and thematic areas. Update source European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Update date 12 May 2026 eige_gap (183) People with whom leisure time is usually spent People with whom leisure time is usually spent, by age group People with whom leisure time is usually spent, by employment status Beliefs about attitudes and roles of men and women regarding unpaid childcare and housework Beliefs about attitudes and roles of men and women regarding unpaid childcare and housework, by age group Beliefs about attitudes and roles of men and women regarding unpaid childcare and housework, by education level Beliefs about attitudes and roles of men and women regarding unpaid childcare and housework, by household type Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by age group of main care recipient Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by age group of main care recipient, by employment status Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by age group of main care recipient, by migration status Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by age group of main care recipient, by household type Days per week respondent provides informal long-term care Days per week respondent provides informal long-term care, by employment status Days per week respondent provides informal long-term care, by household type Distribution of informal long-term care within the household, by type of informal care task Distribution of informal long-term care within the household, by type of informal care task and employment status Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by gender of main care recipient Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by gender of main care recipient, by education level Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by gender of main care recipient, by employment status Hours per week spent on informal long-term care of main recipient Hours per week spent on informal long-term care of main recipient, by education level Hours per week spent on informal long-term care of main recipient, by employment status Percentage (%) of people that provide informal long-term care to people who need help with daily activities Percentage (%) of people that provide informal long-term care to people who need help with daily activities, by disability status Percentage (%) of people that provide informal long-term care to people who need help with daily activities, by employment status Percentage (%) of people that provide informal long-term care to people who need help with daily activities, by migration status Percentage (%) of people that provide informal long-term care to people who need help with daily activities, by household type Percentage (%) of long-term carers who provide informal long-term care outside the household Percentage (%) of long-term carers who provide informal long-term care outside the household, by education level Percentage (%) of long-term carers who provide informal long-term care outside the household, by employment status Percentage (%) of long-term carers who provide informal long-term care outside the household, by household type Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by relationship to care provider Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by relationship to care provider, by age group Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by relationship to care provider, by education level Percentage distribution (%) of main long-term care recipients by relationship to care provider, by employment status Frequency informal long-term carers relied on care services, by type of service Percentage (%) of long-term care recipients who were able to get all care needed from care services Frequency informal long-term carers relied on care services, by type of service and employment status Frequency informal long-term carers relied on care services, by type of service and household type Hours per week the main long-term care recipient uses care services Hours per week the main long-term care recipient uses care services, by employment status Hours per week the main long-term care recipient uses care services, by household type Reasons main long-term care recipient did not receive all the care needed from care services Days per week respondent provides informal long-term care for main recipient, by type of help provided Days per week respondent provides informal long-term care for main recipient, by type of help provided and age group Days per week respondent provides informal long-term care for main recipient, by type of help provided and education level Days per week respondent provides informal long-term care for main recipient, by type of help provided and employment status Frequency informal long-term carers received unpaid help with long-term care activities from relatives, friends or other people Frequency informal long-term carers received unpaid help with long-term care activities from relatives, friends or other people, by age group Frequency informal long-term carers received unpaid help with long-term care activities from relatives, friends or other people, by employment status Frequency informal long-term carers received unpaid help with long-term care activities from relatives, friends or other people, by household type Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own and/or other children Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own and/or other children, by age group Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own and/or other children, by employment status Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own and/or other children, by household type Distribution of childcare within the household, by type of childcare task Distribution of childcare within the household, by type of childcare task and education level Distribution of childcare within the household, by type of childcare task and employment status Percentage (%) of those with children aged 0–5 that use early childhood education and care services Percentage (%) of parents of children aged 0–5 who were able to access all the early childhood education and care services needed Percentage (%) of parents of children aged 0–5 who were able to access all the early childhood education and care services needed, by education level Percentage (%) of parents of children aged 0–5 who were able to access all the early childhood education and care services needed, by employment status Percentage (%) of parents of children aged 0–5 who were able to access all the early childhood education and care services needed, by household type Percentage (%) of those with children aged 0–5 that use early childhood education and care services, by education level Percentage (%) of those with children aged 0–5 that use early childhood education and care services, by employment status Percentage (%) of those with children aged 0–5 that use early childhood education and care services, by household type Hours per week used in early childhood education and care services for children aged 0–5 Hours per week used in early childhood education and care services for children aged 0–5, by education level Hours per week used in early childhood education and care services for children aged 0–5, by employment status Hours per week used in early childhood education and care services for children aged 0–5, by household type Reasons children aged 0–5 did not receive all the care needed from early childhood education and care services Reasons children aged 0–5 did not receive all the care needed from early childhood education and care services, by education level Reasons children aged 0–5 did not receive all the care needed from early childhood education and care services, by employment status Reasons children aged 0–5 did not receive all the care needed from early childhood education and care services, by household type Days per week respondent provides childcare for children other than own, by type of activity Days per week respondent provides childcare for children other than own, by type of activity and age group Days per week respondent provides childcare for children other than own, by type of activity and employment status Days per week respondent provides childcare for children other than own, by type of activity and household type Hours per week spent on childcare of children other than your own Hours per week spent on childcare of children other than your own, by age group Hours per week spent on childcare of children other than your own, by employment status Hours per week spent on childcare of children other than your own, by household type Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own children, by age group of children Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own children, by age group of children and age group Days per week respondent provides childcare for own children, by type of childcare activity Days per week respondent provides childcare for own children, by type of childcare activity and age group Days per week respondent provides childcare for own children, by type of childcare activity and employment status Days per week respondent provides childcare for own children, by type of childcare activity and household type Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own children, by age group of children and employment status Percentage (%) of people providing childcare to own children, by age group of children and household type Hours per week spent on childcare of own children Hours per week spent on childcare of own children, by age group Hours per week spent on childcare of own children, by employment status Hours per week spent on childcare of own children, by household type Frequency those with childcare responsibilities for own children received unpaid help with childcare activities from relatives, friends or other people (%) Frequency those with childcare responsibilities for own children received unpaid help with childcare activities from relatives, friends or other people (%), by employment status Frequency those with childcare responsibilities for own children received unpaid help with childcare activities from relatives, friends or other people (%), by migration status Frequency those with childcare responsibilities for own children received unpaid help with childcare activities from relatives, friends or other people (%), by household type Frequency of use of digital tools and resources in unpaid work, by type of unpaid work activity Frequency of use of digital tools and resources in unpaid work, by type of unpaid work activity and age group Frequency of use of digital tools and resources in unpaid work, by type of unpaid work activity and household type Frequency of choosing environmentally friendly options in unpaid work and leisure activities, by type of activity Frequency of choosing environmentally friendly options in unpaid work and leisure activities, by type of activity and age group Frequency of choosing environmentally friendly options in unpaid work and leisure activities, by type of activity and household type Days per week spent on housework Days per week spent on housework, by age group Days per week spent on housework, by employment status Days per week spent on housework, by household type Distribution of housework within the household, by type of housework task Distribution of housework within the household, by type of housework task and age group Distribution of housework within the household, by type of housework task and education level Distribution of housework within the household, by type of housework task and employment status Frequency of relying on external services for housework Frequency of relying on external services for housework, by age group Frequency of relying on external services for housework, by disability status Frequency of relying on external services for housework, by employment status Frequency of relying on external services for housework, by household type Hours per week spent on housework Hours per week spent on housework, by age group Hours per week spent on housework, by employment status Hours per week spent on housework, by household type Days per week spent on housework, by type of housework task Days per week spent on housework, by type of housework task and age group Days per week spent on housework, by type of housework task and employment status Days per week spent on housework, by type of housework task and household type Percentage (%) of carers whose household has difficulties to make ends meet with the household's monthly income Percentage (%) of carers whose household has difficulties to make ends meet with the household's monthly income , by education level Percentage (%) of carers whose household has difficulties to make ends meet with the household's monthly income , by employment status Percentage (%) of carers whose household has difficulties to make ends meet with the household's monthly income , by household type Differences in contribution to household income relative to spouse/partner Differences in contribution to household income relative to spouse/partner, by age group Differences in contribution to household income relative to spouse/partner, by employment status Differences in contribution to household income relative to spouse/partner, by household type Days per week involved in leisure activities Days per week involved in leisure activities, by education level Days per week involved in leisure activities, by household type Differences in the amount of leisure time relative to partner Differences in the amount of leisure time relative to partner, by age group Differences in the amount of leisure time relative to partner, by education level Differences in the amount of leisure time relative to partner, by employment status Hours per week spent on health-enhancing physical activities Hours per week spent on health-enhancing physical activities, by age group Hours per week spent on health-enhancing physical activities, by employment status Hours per week spent on health-enhancing physical activities, by household type Hours per week spent on leisure activities, excluding sports Hours per week spent on leisure activities, excluding sports, by age group Hours per week spent on leisure activities, excluding sports, by employment status Hours per week spent on leisure activities, excluding sports, by household type Main objective of leisure activities Main objective of leisure activities, by age group Main objective of leisure activities, by employment status Main objective of leisure activities, by household type Frequency of choosing environmentally friendly behaviours and personal consumption habits Frequency of choosing environmentally friendly behaviours and personal consumption habits, by age group Frequency of choosing environmentally friendly behaviours and personal consumption habits, by household type Most frequently used means of transportation Most frequently used means of transportation, by age group Most frequently used means of transportation, by employment status Days per week respondent is involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity Days per week respondent is involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity and age group Days per week respondent is involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity and employment status Days per week respondent is involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity and household type Hours per week spent on voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity Hours per week spent on voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity and age group Hours per week spent on voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity and employment status Hours per week spent on voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by type of activity and household type Percentage (%) of people involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work Percentage (%) of people involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by age group Percentage (%) of people involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by disability status Percentage (%) of people involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by employment status Percentage (%) of people involved in voluntary, charitable or political activities outside work, by household type Frequency experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and care responsibilities Frequency experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and care responsibilities, by age group Frequency experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and care responsibilities, by education level Frequency experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and care responsibilities, by household type Frequency of experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and housework responsibilities Frequency of experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and housework responsibilities, by age group Frequency of experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and housework responsibilities, by employment status Frequency of experiencing difficulties in combining paid work and housework responsibilities, by household type Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career, by age group Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career, by education level Consequences of care responsibilities on working life/career, by household type
Eurostat datasets updated Updated datasets from Eurostat are now available, providing refreshed statistical data across key EU policy areas. Update source Eurostat Update date 30 Apr 2026 Annual data collections on demographic statistics (NOWCAST/DEMOBAL/UNIDEMO) (96) EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals (19) European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) (4) EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) (286) Adult education survey (AES) (1) UNESCO/OECD/Eurostat (UOE) joint data collection on education (65) Farm structure survey (FSS) (12) National accounts (1) Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (35) EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) (297) Multiple statistical activities (6) Community Statistics on Information Society (CSIS) (17) Asylum statistics (3) One-off studies/surveys (2) Community statistics on migration and international protection (5) Not defined (3)
EIGE datasets updated Updated data in the Gender Statistics Database provide revised figures on gender equality across EU Member States and thematic areas. Update source European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Update date 01 Apr 2026 Women in power and decision-making (G) (1) G7. The proportion and number of women and men among the leaders and deputy leaders of major political parties in Member States Politics (1) Major political parties: leader and deputy leaders
Eurostat datasets updated Updated datasets from Eurostat are now available, providing refreshed statistical data across key EU policy areas. Update source Eurostat Update date 27 Mar 2026 Annual data collections on demographic statistics (NOWCAST/DEMOBAL/UNIDEMO) (87) EU survey on the use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in households and by individuals (17) European System of integrated Social PROtection Statistics (ESSPROS) (4) Structure of earnings survey (SES) (109) EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) (163) Adult education survey (AES) (1) UNESCO/OECD/Eurostat (UOE) joint data collection on education (73) Farm structure survey (FSS) (12) EU survey on gender-based violence against women and other forms of inter-personal violence (EU-GBV) (5) National accounts (3) Community statistics on public health and health and safety at work (43) Programme data from public health activity (1) EU Statistics on Income and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) (246) Community Statistics on Information Society (CSIS) (17) EU Labour Force Survey (EU-LFS) ad hoc modules (42) Asylum statistics (4) One-off studies/surveys (2) Community statistics on migration and international protection (9) Multiple statistical activities (3) Community statistics on science and technology (14) Eurostat/UNODC joint data collection on crime and criminal justice (1)
EIGE datasets updated Updated data in the Gender Statistics Database provide revised figures on gender equality across EU Member States and thematic areas. Update source European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Update date 25 Mar 2026 Women in power and decision-making (G) (5) G5b. The proportion and number of women among members of the European Commission G1b. The proportion of women in the European Parliament G5a. The proportion and number of women among the members of the national/federal governments of the Member States G6. The proportion and number of women and men among senior/junior ministers in the different fields of action (portfolios/ministries by BEIS type) of the national/federal governments of the Member States G1a. The proportion of women in the single/lower houses of the national/federal Parliaments of the Member States Politics (8) European Commission: president and commissioners European committees: presidents and members European Economic and Social Committee (EESC): members by country Committee of the Regions (CoR): members by country European parliament: president and members National governments: presidents and prime-ministers National governments: ministers by seniority and function of government National parliaments: presidents and members EU Gender equality strategy 2020-2025 (3) Women among Members of European Parliament (%) Women among members of national governments (Senior + Junior ministers) (%) Women among members of national parliaments (both houses) (%)
EIGE datasets updated Updated data in the Gender Statistics Database provide revised figures on gender equality across EU Member States and thematic areas. Update source European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Update date 19 Mar 2026 EU Gender equality strategy 2020-2025 (5) Women among presidents of boards of largest listed companies (%) Women among members of boards of largest listed companies (%) Women among CEOs of largest listed companies (%) Women among the executives of largest listed companies (%) Women among the non-executives of largest listed companies (%) Women in power and decision-making (G) (3) G17. The proportion and number of women and men among presidents and chief executive officers (CEO) of the largest nationally registered companies listed on the national stock exchange G18. The proportion and number of women and men among members of the highest decision-making body of the largest nationally registered companies listed on the national stock exchange G19. The proportion and number of women and men among executive and non-executive members of the two highest decision-making bodies of the largest nationally registered companies listed on the national stock exchange Business and finance (2) Largest listed companies: presidents, board members and employee representatives Largest listed companies: CEOs, executives and non-executives
EIGE datasets updated Updated data in the Gender Statistics Database provide revised figures on gender equality across EU Member States and thematic areas. Update source European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) Update date 19 Mar 2026 EU Gender equality strategy 2020-2025 (1) Women among members of boards of research funding organisations (%) Education, science and research (1) Research funding organisations: presidents and members of the highest decision-making body