Gender Balance in Politics 2025

Progress towards equal representation of women and men in politics is stalling

Despite evident progress over the years towards gender balance in political decision-making, women remain under-represented in political and executive instances at all levels of governance. The impact of political commitments and measures to address the imbalances appears to have stalled. 

EIGE regularly monitors the situation in political decision-making in the European Union. This edition of the brief presents the latest available data and reflects on the gender balance among key decision-makers involved in the ongoing negotiations for the 2028–2034 multiannual financial framework (MFF) – the most important budget planning exercise at the EU level.

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