collect, analyse and disseminate relevant objective, comparable and reliable information as regards gender equality, including results from research and best practice communicated to it by Member States, Community institutions, research centres, national equality bodies, non-governmental organisations, social partners, relevant third countries and international organisations, and suggest areas for further research;

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 Community policies and the resulting national policies and to support gender mainstreaming in all Community 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, involving the centres, bodies, organisations and experts dealing with gender equality and gender mainstreaming in order to support and encourage research, optimise the use of available resources and foster the exchange and dissemination of information;

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 and meetings at European 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 opportunities 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 Community Institutions on gender equality and gender mainstreaming in the accession and candidate countries.

eighteen representatives appointed by the Council, on the basis of a proposal from each Member State concerned;

one member representing the Commission, appointed by the Commission;

adopt, on the basis of a draft drawn up by the Director, as referred to in Article 12, after consultation with the Commission, the annual work programme and the medium term work programme, covering a three-year period, in accordance with the budget and the available resources; the programmes may be reviewed whenever necessary; the first annual work programme shall be adopted not later than nine months after the appointment of the Director;

adopt the annual report referred to in Article 3(2), comparing, in particular, the results achieved with the objectives of the annual work programme; this report shall be forwarded by 15 June at the latest to the European Parliament, the Council, the Commission, the Court of Auditors, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions and shall be published on the website of the Institute;

exercise disciplinary authority over the Director and appoint or dismiss him or her pursuant to Article 12; and

adopt the Institute's annual draft and final budgets.

an appropriate non-governmental organisation at Community level which has a legitimate interest in contributing to the fight against discrimination on grounds of sex and the promotion of gender equality;

employers' organisations at Community level; and

workers' organisations at Community level.

the results achieved in the first term of office and the way they were achieved,

the Institute's duties and requirements in the coming years.

performance of the tasks referred to in Article 3;

preparing and implementing the Institute's annual and medium-term programmes of activities;

preparing the meetings of the Management Board and the Experts' Forum;

preparing and publishing the annual report referred to in Article 3(2);

all staff-related matters, and in particular exercising the powers provided for in Article 13(3);

matters of day-to-day administration; and

the implementation of effective monitoring and evaluation procedures relating to the performance of the Institute against its objectives according to professionally recognised standards. The Director shall report annually to the Management Board on the results of the monitoring system.

a subsidy from the Community, entered in the general budget of the European Union (Commission section);

payments received for services rendered;

any financial contributions from the organisations or third countries referred to in Article 8; and

any voluntary contribution from the Member States.