Launch of the Gender Equality Index

The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has released the first Gender Equality Index for the European Union on 13 June 2013 in Brussels.
"The Gender Equality Index shows differences in outcomes between women and men at the individual level in EU Member States (...) This unique measurement tool supports evidence-based policy-making and indicates where political priorities should be shifted to accelerate the process of achieving a gender-equal Europe".
Virginija Langbakk, Director of EIGE (read more).
The Gender Equality Index provides a measure of how far or how close a Member State was from achieving gender equality in 2010. The Index scores the EU overall as well as each Member State in six core domains. Read more...