EIGE

Environment related DGs of the European Commission: political positions wmidm_env_euinst__wmid_env_eu_ec_pol

Time format:
Years
Unit:
Percentage of total (comparable)
Unit:
Head count
Description:

The Gender Statistics Database (GSD) of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) contains data on the numbers of women and men in key decision-making (WMID) positions across a number of different life domains. Data may cover international, European, national, regional and local levels and currently include 38 European countries. The GSD aims to provide reliable statistics that can be used to monitor the current situation and trends over time.

The domains covered include politics, public administration, judiciary, business and finance, social partners and NGOs, environment, media, science and research, sports, and transport. The decision-making positions covered are specific to each area.

A decision-making position is a position from which it is possible to take or influence a decision:

  • within a domain: at organisational level. This restricts coverage to organisations having a major influence in the domain at the territorial level of interest, which is usually national but can also be international, European, regional or local;
  • within an organisation: at hierarchical level. This restricts coverage to positions within the hierarchy that have a major input to decision-making within the organisation.

WMID Methodological report

The environment and climate change domain includes statistics on women and men in key decision-making positions with competences in environment and climate change. Data on environment decision-making at EU level cover Directorates-General in the European Commission, Committees of the European Parliament, and European agencies, in all cases restricted to those with competences in environment, climate change, energy and transport.

Organisations covered:

  • Directorates-General (DGs) of the European Commission with competences in environment, climate change, transport and energy.
  • Committees of the European Parliament with competences in environment, climate change, energy and transport.
  • European agencies operating in areas related to environment, climate change, energy and transport.

Positions covered:

  • European Commission (political positions): Commissioner, Head of Cabinet and Cabinet members
  • European Commission (administrative positions): Director-General (Directorate-General) and Directors (Directorates)
  • European Parliament: Chair, members of relevant committees
  • European agencies: President and members of the highest decision-making body (count includes the president); Executive head - highest executive position or head of the highest executive body. Usually referred to as either the secretary general or managing director. For organisations that do not have a separate executive position, the president is counted instead.
Keywords:
climate, climate change, decision making, decision-making, environment, environmental, EU institution, EU institutions, European agencies, European agency, European Commission, unfccc, WMIDM, women and men in decision making, women and men in decision-making
TOT
DG_CLIMA
DG_ENER
DG_MOVE
DG_ENV
2023
2023
2023
2022
2022
2022
2021
2021
2021
2020
2020
2020
2019
2019
2019
2018
2018
2018
2017
2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
2015
2015
2015
2014
2014
2014
2013
2013
2013
2012
2012
2012
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
T
M
W
TOT
100
48.3
51.7
100
41.4
58.6
100
48.1
51.9
100
41.7
58.3
100
47.6
52.4
100
65.4
34.6
100
60
40
100
60
40
100
60
40
100
63.6
36.4
100
57.7
42.3
100
66.7
33.3
DG_CLIMA
100
40
60
100
40
60
100
40
60
100
44.4
55.6
100
50
50
100
50
50
100
50
50
100
66.7
33.3
100
66.7
33.3
100
66.7
33.3
100
66.7
33.3
100
83.3
16.7
DG_ENER
100
71.4
28.6
100
42.9
57.1
100
50
50
100
33.3
66.7
100
50
50
100
75
25
100
57.1
42.9
100
57.1
42.9
100
57.1
42.9
100
83.3
16.7
100
57.1
42.9
100
71.4
28.6
DG_MOVE
100
60
40
100
60
40
100
60
40
100
50
50
100
50
50
100
66.7
33.3
100
66.7
33.3
100
57.1
42.9
100
57.1
42.9
100
50
50
100
62.5
37.5
100
62.5
37.5
DG_ENV
100
28.6
71.4
100
28.6
71.4
100
50
50
100
40
60
100
40
60
100
66.7
33.3
100
66.7
33.3
100
60
40
100
60
40
100
50
50
100
40
60
100
50
50

Available flags:

b break in time series c confidential
d definition differs, see metadata e estimated
f forecast i see metadata
m imputed n not significant
p provisional r revised
s Eurostat estimate u low reliability
x dropped due to insufficient sample size y unreliable due to small sample size
z not applicable