EIGE's database on gender statistics : interface & dissemination : online discussion report

The online discussion on 'EIGE's Database on Gender Statistics: Interface & Dissemination' took place on 13th November 2014. At this stage of the project, the content and related organising principles of the database have already been developed. The gender statistics database of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) should thus become a centralised source of statistics, data, and metadata according to different search criteria and identified keywords within the framework of EU policy areas on gender equality. The new database identifies, produces, and disseminates statistics reflecting the reality of women's and men's lives as well as policy issues relating to gender equality. The main purpose of the online discussion was to receive feedback from potential users of the database and other stakeholders concerning their needs, in particular with respect to interface and web visualisation of the database. Invitations were sent to a restricted group of selected stakeholders coming from a diverse professional background and working with different institutions such as national statistics offices and/or national machineries for gender equality. This report of the online discussion aims to enable dissemination of the insights and learning from the debate. It will serve as a resource to EIGE in the development of the future database, which is expected to be operational by autumn 2015. The report presents a summary of the key points made and themes explored during the debate. Inevitably, it is impossible to reflect in full the variety of ideas and perspectives brought forward.