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The Gender Equality Index is a synthetic indicator that measures how far (or close) the EU and its Member States are from achieving a society that is both gender equal and performant. The measurement used produces a number that ranges between 1 and 100, where 100 stands for the best situation, where there are no gender gaps combined with the highest level of achievement. It has been developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE). The first Gender Equality Index presents the situation for the EU-27 in 2010 and was published in 2013. It will be updated every 2 years. == Background == The Gender Equality Index is rooted in EU gender equality policy, being first introduced in the European Commission’s Roadmap for Equality between Women and Men 2006-2010. Several indices have been developed to measure gender equality during the last decades, one of the most well-known being the Gender Gap Index, which has been published annually since 2006 by the World Economic Forum. The United Nations Development Programme (UNPD) has also introduced gender indices at international level, which includes the Gender-related Development Index (GDI), the Gender Empowerment Measure (GEM) and the Gender Inequality Index (GII). Another statistical tool is the Gender Equity Index (GEI), compiled by (Social Watch ), an international network of citizens’ organisations. All these statistical indices show that gender inequality is pervasive, and they disseminate the results as a tool for further analysis and advocacy. In spite of their existence, a Gender Equality Index focused on EU is needed, since these indices are not always appropriate for use at the EU level given that EU differences on these indices are sometimes too small to be meaningful. The theoretical positions of various gender indices are different and have developed from several theoretical perspectives including human development, women’s empowerment or gender equality. The Gender Equality Index relies on a gender perspective which means that gender equality is posited as relevant to both women and men, and while not underplaying the unequal relations of power harming women in society, to emphasise that all gender gaps are detrimental to both women and men within society. When the European Institute for Gender Equality began its operations in 2010, it undertook the task of developing a Gender Equality Index tailor-made for the European framework, aimed at supporting evidence-based decision-making. The Gender Equality Index is the only gender index specifically tailored towards the EU and the Member States.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://cps.ceu.hu/news/2013-06-13/gender-equality-index-launched-in-brussels )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gender Equality Index」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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