Description
Established in 1995 at the UN World Conference on Women, the Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA) provides a roadmap for worldwide efforts to end discrimination against women and girls and to improve their status across 12 key areas. Supported unanimously by all Member States, the BPfA plays a crucial role in shaping the gender equality policies of the EU and its Member States.
This report is the sixth general review of all 12 areas of concern in the EU, 30 years after its establishment (‘BPfA + 30’). It reviews the progress made by the EU in gender equality since the previous general BPfA review in 2019, highlighting both opportunities and challenges that persist or have emerged in recent years. These challenges include issues brought about by digitalisation and multiple crises, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine and ongoing pushback against gender equality. It also includes examples of legal and policy actions promoting gender equality at the EU and national levels.
The report informs the debates on post-2025 Gender Equality Strategy and EU position in the global assessment of progress in the situation of women and gender equality and empowerment of women and girls.