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Gender equality across Europe exhibits substantial disparities, with Nordic countries consistently outperforming Southern and Eastern European nations across multidimensional indicators including employment, education, leadership, and care responsibilities. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

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To comparatively assess multidimensional gender equality across 31 European nations using official Eurostat indicators and an integrated multi-criteria evaluation framework.

September 2, 2026Statistical Journal of the IAOS

Measuring gender equality through official statistics: An integrated multi-criteria assessment of European countries

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GKGözde KocaBilecik University ÖEÖzüm EğilmezBilecik University ATANIL TAFLANBilecik University

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Comparative analysis reveals persistent gender equality disparities across 31 European countries, highlighting the combined impact of institutional care barriers and leadership representation.

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To comparatively assess multidimensional gender equality across 31 European nations using official Eurostat indicators and an integrated multi-criteria evaluation framework.
Evaluated official Eurostat data for 31 European countries across six indicators: employment rates, care-related labor inactivity, political representation, women in senior management, early school leaving, and tertiary educational attainment.
Applied an integrated multi-criteria decision-making framework combining objective weighting techniques (Entropy, CRITIC, Equal Weighting) with ranking models (TOPSIS, MOOSRA, MABAC, PSI, ROV, WSM, WPM, WASPAS) and Borda count aggregation.
Nordic countries consistently achieved the highest gender equality performance, driven by institutional support structures, lower care-related employment barriers, and higher representation in politics and management.
Multiple Southern and Eastern European nations demonstrated persistent multidimensional disadvantages across educational, leadership, and labor market dimensions.

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Koca et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a97e2d9c562ede874ec72af https://doi.org/10.1177/18747655261483873

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Comparative analysis reveals persistent gender equality disparities across 31 European countries, highlighting the combined impact of institutional care barriers and leadership representation.

Measuring gender equality through official statistics: An integrated multi-criteria assessment of European countries

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Measuring gender equality through official statistics: An integrated multi-criteria assessment of European countries

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