For a strong and democratic Europe, gender equality must go hand in hand with policy initiatives. The Europe 2020 strategy and the European Pillar of Social Rights both provide a good opportunity for the EU to consolidate its efforts in this area. The Gender Equality Index is a useful and robust...

For a strong and democratic Europe, gender equality must go hand in hand with policy initiatives. The Europe 2020 strategy and the European Pillar of Social Rights both provide a good opportunity for the EU to consolidate its efforts in this area. The Gender Equality Index is a useful and robust...

For a strong and democratic Europe, gender equality must go hand in hand with policy initiatives. The Europe 2020 strategy and the European Pillar of Social Rights both provide a good opportunity for the EU to consolidate its efforts in this area. The Gender Equality Index is a useful and robust...

Gender equality has been at the heart of European Union policymaking since the inclusion of the principle of equal pay in the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community in 1957. Despite the EU's persistent and longstanding engagement with gender equality, progress in the area remains...

EIGE's report presents the current situation and trends as regards women's and men's engagement in political, economic and social decision-making in the period from 2003 to 2014. It aims to highlight the gender gaps in leadership positions and to identify areas of decision-making where notable...

This report is complemented by a set of country profiles which provide an overview of the Gender Equality Index scores and indicators used to build it for each Member State, along with selected key contextual data at national level.

This report demonstrates the importance of pensions as a determinant of economic independence. However, it also outlines significant structural gender differences that contribute to the gender gap in pensions, including labour market participation, distribution of working hours (in particular...

This report is complemented by a set of country profiles which provide an overview of the Gender Equality Index scores and indicators used to build it for each Member State, along with selected key contextual data at national level.