Tasks — Collect, analyse and disseminate relevant objective, comparable and reliable information as regards gender equality, including results from research and best practice, — develop methods to improve the objectivity, comparability and reliability of data at European level by establishing criteria that will improve the consistency of information and take into account gender issues when collecting data, — develop, analyse, evaluate and disseminate methodological tools in order to support the integration of gender equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies and to support gender mainstreaming in all Union institutions and bodies, — carry out surveys on the situation in Europe as regards gender equality, — set up and coordinate a European Network on Gender Equality, — organise ad-hoc meetings of experts to support the Institute’s research work, encourage the exchange of information among researchers and promote the inclusion of a gender perspective in their research, — in order to raise EU citizens’ awareness of gender equality, organise, with relevant stakeholders, conferences, campaigns, meetings at EU-level, and present the findings and conclusions to the Commission, — disseminate information regarding positive examples of non-stereotypical roles for women and men in every walk of life, present its findings and initiatives designed to publicise and build on such success stories, — develop dialogue and cooperation with non-governmental and equal oppor­ tunities organisations, universities and experts, research centres, social partners and related bodies actively seeking to achieve equality at national and European level, — set up documentation resources accessible to the public, — make information on gender mainstreaming available to public and private organisations, and — provide information to the Union institutions on gender equality and gender mainstreaming as well as to accession and candidate countries. 
Tasks — Collect, analyse and disseminate relevant objective, comparable and reliable information as regards gender equality, including results from research and best practice, — develop methods to improve the objectivity, comparability and reliability of data at European level by establishing criteria that will improve the consistency of information and take into account gender issues when collecting data, — develop, analyse, evaluate and disseminate methodological tools in order to support the integration of gender equality into all Union policies and the resulting national policies and to support gender mainstreaming in all Union institutions and bodies, — carry out surveys on the situation in Europe as regards gender equality, — set up and coordinate a European Network on Gender Equality, — organise ad-hoc meetings of experts to support the Institute’s research work, encourage the exchange of information among researchers and promote the inclusion of a gender perspective in their research, — in order to raise EU citizens’ awareness of gender equality, organise, with relevant stakeholders, conferences, campaigns, meetings at EU-level, and present the findings and conclusions to the Commission, — disseminate information regarding positive examples of non-stereotypical roles for women and men in every walk of life, present its findings and initiatives designed to publicise and build on such success stories, — develop dialogue and cooperation with non-governmental and equal oppor­ tunities organisations, universities and experts, research centres, social partners and related bodies actively seeking to achieve equality at national and European level, — set up documentation resources accessible to the public, — make information on gender mainstreaming available to public and private organisations, and — provide information to the Union institutions on gender equality and gender mainstreaming as well as to accession and candidate countries.