Despite progress across Europe, full gender equality remains at least 50 years away, according to EIGE’s 2025 Gender Equality Index which introduces new indicators and a renewed pace of change.
All women and girls deserve to feel safe at home, at school, at work and in public. Yet digital tools are increasingly used to stalk, harass and silence them.
During a recent Management Board meeting, we sat with the Chair for a quick-fire tour through gender gaps, political sheroes and giving the floor to the youth… Tackling gender gaps: but where to start? When asked which gender gap she would fix instantly, Helena Valas didn’t miss a beat: “The care gap.” “We have a huge imbalance between paid and...
Despite high-level support for equality, stubborn gender stereotypes still steer choices at home, at work and in public life. Under the Danish EU Presidency, can we better align policy with Europe’s ambition to become a Union of Equality?
The EU’s new Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 will be judged not by the promises it makes, but by what it delivers for the women and men in all their diversity in Europe. Today, progress towards equality is real. Yet EIGE’s consultation process to inform the new strategy finds that progress is still too slow and too fragile. Achieving a Union...
The countdown begins! Mark your calendars: The Gender Equality Index 2025 will release on 2 December 2025. This year comes with a key turning point: a revamped methodology. What’s new? EIGE’s Gender Equality Index has been established as a flagship tool for understanding the state of gender equality across the EU and its Member States since its inception in 2013...
EIGE’s new report shows that countries with robust gender equality institutions make more progress on gender equality. As EU leaders shape the next Gender Equality Strategy and budget, there’s no time to waste.
It is our great pleasure to welcome Helena Valas, from Slovenia, after being elected as Chair of the Board, following EIGE’s 44th Management Board meeting, held on 19-20 June 2025 in Vilnius. Her term began on 20 June 2025.
How far have we come since a landmark commitment to gender equality was set in 1995 at the Fourth UN World Conference on Women in Beijing, China? One which encompasses the EU’s progress as well as the global context. Today’s EPSCO Council Conclusions on Advancing Gender Equality in the AI-Driven Digital Age are based on the European Institute for Gender...
In today's EU, the balance between competitiveness and care is not just a possibility; it is a necessity. By integrating family-friendly policies with economic strategies, we can unlock Europe's hidden talent pool and strengthen our social fabric. As we mark International Day of Families, let’s shift the conversation: from care as a personal issue to care as a public and...
