Positive measurement instrument aimed at accelerating the achievement of gender-balanced participation and representation by establishing a defined proportion (percentage) or number of places or seats to be filled by, or allocated to, women and/or men, generally under certain rules or criteria.
… The persistent gender imbalance among key decision-makers in large … a cause for concern. Each year, the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) monitors gender balance in central banks and European financial …
… Key findings in politics National parliaments: Gender balance by 2032? In November 2020, women made up 32.7 … 49.6 % in Sweden to 12.6 % in Hungary. Five countries have gender-balanced parliaments, with at least 40 % of seats held … of parliament grows three times faster in countries with quotas 11 Member States have legislative genderquotas for …
… assemblies and executives often fail to reflect the gender diversity of the populations they represent, with … in many cases. The European Institute for Gender Equality regularly monitors the situation in … and governments across the EU, with a particular focus on gender balance in decision-making at EU, national and …
… diversity and took several measures to officially support gender balance, the promotion gap between women and men … in performance appraisals? Are meetings dominated by one gender? Do women who speak more receive lower performance … specific areas of activity such as: meeting any assigned quotas for the under-represented gender; ensuring …
… several Member States have taken action to promote more gender-balanced representation in corporate leadership. The … which include the application of legally binding quotas for the minimum representation of each gender, in some cases with sanctions for non-compliance. To …
… Finland, Belgium, Spain, Portugal and Austria have reached gender balance; that is, they comprise at least 40 % of each gender. The parliaments of Croatia, Malta and Hungary have … and speed up the rate of change. Legislative candidate quotas are currently in place in 10 Member States: Belgium, …
… Progress towards gender equality in the EU remains slow. The Gender Equality Index score in 2018 was 67.9 points, just … can be attributed to the implementation of genderquotas, both binding and voluntary. Gender parity is …
… Main findings The overall Gender Equality Index score for the EU in 2018 is … every 2 years – it will take more than 60 years to achieve gender equality in the EU. The gender balance in … Many Member States have instituted legislative candidate quotas to increase gender balance in national parliaments, …
… in Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Statistical brief: gender balance in politics Statistical brief: gender balance in largest listed companies Key findings … Turkey. Less than half of EU countries have legislative quotas… Legislative candidate quotas, which aim to ensure a …
… assemblies and executives too often fail to reflect the gender diversity of the population they represent, with women … Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway. Further information Gender Statistics Database: Women and men in decision-making … brief: Gender balance in listed companies Press release: Quotas to remedy gender inequality can bring big change in …
… The persistent gender imbalance amongst key decision-makers in large … as well as in Iceland and Norway. Further information Gender Statistics Database: Women and men in decision-making … brief: gender balance in politics Press release: Quotas to remedy gender inequality can bring big change in …
… Main findings The EU keeps moving towards gender equality at a snail’s pace. While the Gender Equality Index score for the EU rose from 66.2 points … largest publicly quoted companies. The impact of genderquotas has had a relevant impact. In Member States that have …
… compared to the EU average of 51.9. However, significant gender inequalities remain, especially when it comes to … the sharing of household responsibilities. “With its own Gender Equality Index, North Macedonia can now monitor its progress in gender equality. We encourage using the Index as a strategic …
… Parental-leave conditions may help or hinder gender equality The increase in female employment rates, … male breadwinner family model, have unsettled traditional gender work roles and expectations (Connolly, Aldrich, … to the same job. These leave policies not only support gender equality, they are also important policy instruments …
… Member States. Footnotes [1] Refers to EIGE’s Gender statistics database, WMID data from the first … 152 parties across the 28 EU Member States. [4] EIGE’s Gender statistics database, WMID, November 2018. [5] The … and Portugal have not been included under the binding quotas group despite the fact that both have been enforcing …
… remained the only Member State with at least 40 % of each gender on the combined boards of the companies covered [1] . … between 20 % and 33 %. Six Member States have legislated genderquotas to address the gender imbalance in boardrooms: …
… Parliaments in Sweden, Finland, Belgium and Spain are gender balanced (i.e. at least 40 % of each gender), whereas women account for less than 20 % of … to improve the gender balance in their parliaments. Quotas on parliamentary candidates are currently in place in …
… Gender Equality Index 2019 Domain of work The domain of work, … a score of 72.0, keeps the third-highest position in the Gender Equality Index. This score spotlights the incremental … of either a gender quota law or voluntary party quotas. Read more Continued lack of gender parity is …
… % in April 2019. The countries that introduced legislative quotas were driving the progress, but soft measures have also worked in some countries. However, gender balance has not made significant improvements in the … EU Member States took proactive measures to improve gender-balance in economic decision-making. In April 2019, …