The Gender Equality Index measures gender equality in the EU Member States across six domains: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. The index value is displayed on a scale from 1 to 100, where 1 represents complete inequality, while the value of 100 represents complete equality.

 

The methodology for calculating the Gender Equality Index was developed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), which also calculates this Index for all EU countries. In countries with candidate and potential EU membership status, the Index is compiled by national statistical institutes in cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality, thereby ensuring comparability of the Index with EU Member States.

 

The development of the Gender Index in Montenegro began in 2016 by signing a memorandum of cooperation between the Ministry of Human and Minority Rights and the Statistical Office of Montenegro (MONSTAT), which defines MONSTAT's obligation to calculate the Gender Equality Index for Montenegro in accordance with the methodology of the European Institute for Gender Equality. The Gender Equality Index for Montenegro is published for the first time. The index was calculated by MONSTAT in cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality, in accordance with the prescribed methodology using national and European data sources.