Methodology European Institute for Gender Equality Gender Statistics Database Women and men in decision- making Methodology Methodology last updated: 16 September 2021 Table of contents Table of contents 1. Introduction ................................................................................................................................................. 7 2.1. Coverage ................................................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.2. General definitions ................................................................................................................................................................ 7 2.3. Release policy and frequency of dissemination ................................................................................................................. 8 2.4. Data quality and relevance ................................................................................................................................................... 8 2.5. Comparability and coherence .............................................................................................................................................. 8 2.6. Data revision .......................................................................................................................................................................... 9 2.7. Statistical processing ............................................................................................................................................................ 9 2. Politics ........................................................................................................................................................ 11 2.1. Parliaments and assemblies .............................................................................................................................................. 11 2.2. Governments and other political executives ................................................................................................................... 20 2.3. Political parties .................................................................................................................................................................... 24 2.4. Advisory Committees ......................................................................................................................................................... 25 3. Public administration ................................................................................................................................ 28 3.1. Senior administrators at European level ............................................................................................................................ 28 3.2. Senior administrators at national level ............................................................................................................................. 29 3.3. Heads of monitoring/audit bodies .................................................................................................................................... 31 4. Judiciary ..................................................................................................................................................... 33 4.1. European courts .................................................................................................................................................................. 33 4.2. National courts .................................................................................................................................................................... 34 5. Business and finance .................................................................................................................................. 37 5.1. Business ................................................................................................................................................................................ 37 5.2. Finance ................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 6. Social partners and NGOs .......................................................................................................................... 43 6.1. Social partners ..................................................................................................................................................................... 43 6.2. NGOs ..................................................................................................................................................................................... 45 7. Environment and climate change ............................................................................................................. 48 7.1. United National Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) ....................................................................... 48 7.2. Environment decision-making bodies in EU institutions ................................................................................................ 49 7.3. Environment decision-making in national governments and public administration ................................................. 49 8. Media .......................................................................................................................................................... 52 8.1. Public broadcasters and media regulatory authorities .................................................................................................... 52 9. Science and research ................................................................................................................................. 56 9.1. Research funding organisations ........................................................................................................................................ 56 9.2. National academies of science .......................................................................................................................................... 58 10. Sports.......................................................................................................................................................... 61 10.1. Sports organisations at European level .................................................................................................................... 61 10.2. Sports organisations at national level ...................................................................................................................... 61 Annex: WMID Mapping tables ....................................................................................................................... 68 Politics ......................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 Public administration .............................................................................................................................................................. 118 Judiciary .................................................................................................................................................................................... 131 Business and finance ............................................................................................................................................................... 134 Social partner organisations ................................................................................................................................................... 136 Environment ............................................................................................................................................................................. 148 Media......................................................................................................................................................................................... 155 Science and research ............................................................................................................................................................... 159 Sports ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 163 Women and men in decision-making Methodology 3 Table of contents Annex: WMID Mapping tables .................................................................................................................................................... 68 Politics ............................................................................................................................................................................................... 69 National governments: presidents and prime ministers .......................................................................................................................................... 69 National governments: senior and junior ministers ................................................................................................................................................... 70 National parliaments .............................................................................................................................................................................................................