Gender Statistics Database

The Gender Statistics Database contains gender statistics from all over the European Union (EU) and beyond, at the EU, Member State and European level. It is aimed at providing statistical evidence which can be used to support and complement the European Commission’s (EC) Strategy on Gender Equality and support the Member States to monitor their progress.

The information provided was supplied by Donna Podems, Director, OtherWISE: Research and Evaluation, and Svetlana Negroustoueva, Evaluation specialist. 

Authors and their affiliation

European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

Year of publication 

2016

Type of resource

Website

Key features

The database contains statistics on the following areas:

•  Thematic areas (1954 indicators)   
•  Policy areas (1562 indicators)
•  EU strategies (68 indicators)
•  Beijing Platform for Action (117 indicators)
•  Gender Equality Index (79 indicators)
•  Women and men in decision making (54 indicators)

Who is this resource useful for?

• Commissioners/managers of evaluation

• Evaluators

• Those involved in evaluation capacity strengthening

How have you used or intend on using this resource?

This resource is useful for obtaining statistical information on European member states. EIGE assists EU institutions and the Member States in the collection, analysis and dissemination of objective, reliable and comparable information and data on equality between women and men.

Why would you recommend it to other people?

This database contains a breadth of information on gender statistics in the European Union states. The Gender Equality Index assesses the impact of gender equality policies in the European Union and by Member States over time. It is built around six core domains - work, money, knowledge, time, power and health – and two satellite domains: violence against women and intersecting inequalities and it is based on EU policy priorities.