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EU Gender Equality Index 2015 – Measuring Equality in the European Union 2005-2012
The Gender Equality
Index provides a comprehensive measure of gender equality, tailored to fit the
EU policy context. Following the importance of cohesion across EU Member
States, the Gender Equality Index ensures that higher gender equality scores
can only be obtained in societies where there are small gender gaps and high
levels of achievement.
Direct Link to Full
189-Page 2015 Report:
http://eige.europa.eu/content/document/gender-equality-index-2015-measuring-gender-equality-in-the-european-union-2005-2012
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The present update
includes scores for 2005, 2010 and 2012, for
the first time allowing for an assessment of the progress made in the pursuit
of gender equality in the European Union and individual Member States over
time. Moreover, the present update makes a first attempt at populating the
satellite domain of violence by providing a composite indicator of
direct violence against women, based on the data on violence against women
collected by the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights through the
EU-wide Survey on Violence against Women.
The results of the Gender Equality Index
show that there have been visible, albeit marginal, improvements between 2005
and 2012 in the domains covered by the Gender Equality Index. With an overall
score of 52.9 out of 100 in 2012, the EU remains only halfway towards equality,
having risen from 51.3 in 2005. Progress needs to increase its pace if the EU
is to fulfil its ambitions and meet the Europe 2020 targets.