"Does #GenderEquality Matter in the European Union?"

1. Towards the eradication of
inequalities in the EU:
the Gender Equality Index
IMPACTtvConference
Gender Equality: Transforming Future Economies
21-22 October 2015

2. 2
Gender Equality is a fundamental
value
in EU and is vital to its
economic and social growth

3. What is measured becomes
visible
What is visible
can be monitored
and gets improved!

4. ‘equal share of assets and equal
dignity and integrity between
women and men’

5. The Gender Equality Index
EqualityInequality
1 100

7. 61.9
↑0.8
Work
72.3
↑0.7
Participation and
quality of work
Segregation and
quality of work
53.0
↑0.8

8. 61.9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
SK
HR
IT
CZ
PL
LT
EL
BG
PT
BE
ES
HU
MT
FR
RO
EU-28
EE
DE
LV
LU
SI
IE
AT
NL
UK
FI
CY
DK
SE
1

9. 0.8
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
EL
CZ
IT
RO
LT
PL
SI
SK
PT
AT
FR
BE
EU-28
BG
HR
DE
EE
DK
NL
ES
FI
UK
SE
HU
CY
LV
LU
IE
MT
worsened
improve
d

10. FTE employment rate by sex in EU-28 (15 +)

11. 2012 2005
EU-28 average in 2012
is 55.1% for men and
38.8 % for women
Gaps have been closed
because of
deterioration of men’s
participation in the
labor market
EU-28
55.6%
38.8%
58.13%
37.8%

12. 67.8
↑3.7
Money
58
↑5.8
Financial
resources
79.1
↑0.4
Economic
situation

13. 67.8
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
RO
BG
LV
LT
EE
HR
HU
PL
PT
EL
SK
ES
CZ
EU-28
IT
SI
MT
CY
UK
DK
FR
AT
DE
IE
BE
FI
SE
NL
LU
1

14. 3.7
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
EL
LU
ES
HR
DK
DE
AT
UK
SE
FR
EU-28
IT
PT
BE
HU
SI
CZ
RO
LV
BG
NL
FI
IE
LT
EE
PL
SK
CY
MT
worsene
d
improve
d

15. 30.5%
30.4%
30.4%
20.2
%
The gender pay gap in
EU-28 average
accounts for 20.2% in
2012 and 22% in 2005
EU-28, 2012

16. 49.1
↓3.0
Knowledge
56.7
↑1.1
Attainment
and
Segregation
42.5
↓6.4
Lifelong
learning

17. 49.1
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
RO
HR
BG
IT
SK
HU
MT
EL
PT
LV
PL
CZ
AT
DE
LT
EU-28
SI
FR
BE
CY
ES
IE
EE
LU
NL
FI
UK
SE
DK
1

18. -3.0
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
UK
BE
DK
BG
LT
PL
HU
LV
SK
NL
FI
ES
FR
EU-28
SI
RO
HR
AT
DE
EE
IT
IE
SE
EL
MT
CY
CZ
PT
LU
worsene
d
improve
d

19. In EU-28 the feminine
segregation patterns
in teaching, health
and humanities fields
accounts for 22.8%
for man and 45% for
women in 2012
45%
22.8%
EU-28, 2012

20. Horizon 2020 and women’s representation
in research and higher education
AT
BE
BG
CYCZ
DE
DK
EE
ES
FI
FR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LU
LV
NL
PT
SE
SI
SK
UK
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0 10 20 30 40 50 60
GenderEqualityIndex(scores)
Proportion of women on scientific boards (%)

21. Europe 2020 and young people not in
employment, education nor training (NEETs)
AT
BE
BG
CY
CZ
DE
DK
EE
EL
ES
FI
FR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LU
LVMT
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
UK
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
0 5 10 15 20 25
GenderEqualityIndex(scores)
NEETs rate for population 15-24 (%)

22. 37.6
↓3.9
Time
42.8
↑1.3
Care
33
↓8.5
Social

23. 37.6
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
BG
RO
SK
EL
PL
PT
LT
CZ
CY
HR
HU
IT
ES
FR
LV
MT
EU-28
AT
DE
UK
BE
SI
LU
EE
IE
FI
SE
DK
NL
1

24. -25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
EL
PT
IE
PL
BG
SE
BE
MT
FR
SK
RO
HR
UK
SI
HU
NL
LT
CY
EU-28
LU
FI
IT
LV
CZ
DK
AT
DE
EE
ES
worsene
d
improve
d
0.2

25. Many more women
than men spent, on
average, one or more
hours a day on
housework and
cooking
EU-28 average is 77%
of women compared
with 24% of men
77%
24%
EU-28, 2012

26. EU-28
20122005
45 %
42 %
27 %
23 %
Women still care the
burden of caring
activities much more
than men
In 2012 the EU-28
average is 44% of
women compared with
27 % of men

27. Barcelona objectives and formal
childcare provision
EU-28
BE
BG
CZ
DK
DE
EE
IE
EL
ES FR
HR IT
CY
LVLT
LUHU
MT
NL
AT
PL
PT
RO
SI
SK
FI SE
UK
0
20
40
60
80
100
0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80
GenderEqualityIndex(scores)
Formal childcare for children below 3 years of age in 2012 (% over
the population of each age group)

28. 29.6
↑9.2
Political
16.1
↑12.4
Economic39.7
↑8.3
Power

29. 39.7
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
CY
PT
RO
SK
IT
EL
LU
LT
HU
AT
EE
MT
HR
IE
CZ
UK
BG
PL
EU-28
LV
DE
SI
ES
FR
BE
NL
DK
SE
FI
1

30. 8.3
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
SK
LT
BG
LU
UK
AT
RO
HR
MT
DK
PT
LV
EE
SE
CZ
CY
FI
EU-28
HU
EL
IE
ES
IT
PL
DE
NL
BE
SI
FR
worsene
d
improve
d

31. 20122005
19 % 22 %
81 % 78 %
EU-28
Men are greatly
over-represented as
ministries
throughout all
Member States
EU-28 in 2012
accounts for 22% of
women and 78 % of
men

32. 20122005
10 %
16 %
90 % 84 %
EU-28
Men are greatly
over-represented as
board members in
quoted companies
throughout all
Member States
EU-28 in 2012
accounts for 16% of
women and 84 % of
men

33. 90.0
↑2.2
Health
86.4
↑1.2
Status
93.8
↑3.4
Access

34. 90.0
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
LV
EE
LT
PT
PL
RO
HU
HR
BG
SK
FI
CZ
IT
EU-28
DE
SI
FR
EL
DK
ES
CY
AT
SE
BE
NL
UK
LU
IE
MT
1
89.5

35. 2.2
-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
DK
EL
FR
IE
BE
NL
AT
FI
PT
IT
UK
LU
MT
RO
SI
ES
EU-28
PL
CZ
EE
CY
SK
HR
SE
LT
DE
BG
HU
LV
worsene
d
improve
d
0.8

36. 20122005
62.1
83.1 77.5
81.6 75.4
At EU-28 level, women life expectancy
has improved from 2005 (81.6 years)
to 2012 (83.1),
but healthy life expectancy for women
is estimated to be of 62.1 years in
2012
EU-28

37. Europe 2020 and health care
expenditure
AT
BE
BG
CZ
DE
DK
EE
EL
ES
FI
FR
HR
HU
IE
IT
LT
LU
LV
NL
PL
PT
RO
SE
SI
SK
UK
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
GenderEqualityIndex(scores)
Spending on health care (% of GDP)

38. 90.0
67.8
61.9
37.6
49.1
39.7

39. 52.9
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
90
100
RO
SK
PT
EL
BG
HR
LT
IT
HU
PL
CZ
CY
MT
LV
EE
AT
EU-28
ES
LU
DE
FR
IE
SI
UK
BE
NL
DK
FI
SE
1

40. 1.6
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
SK
UK
BG
LT
RO
HR
AT
DK
EL
PT
PL
SE
LU
EU-28
BE
FI
LV
FR
MT
CZ
HU
EE
SI
ES
NL
DE
IE
CY
IT
worsened
improved

41. http://eige.europa.eu/lt/gender-statistics/gender-equality-index

42. Thank you
anna.manca@eige.euro
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