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.
The revised Index for 2025 opens a new chapter, setting a new baseline for gender equality that is no longer comparable with the previous Index scores. With a refreshed structure and new data sources, the Index continues to track six key dimensions defining our everyday lives: work, money, knowledge, time, power and health. In addition, it retains two critical domains that cut across all areas: violence and intersecting inequalities.
Based on 27 carefully selected indicators, the Gender Equality Index 2025 aligns with major EU gender equality policies and responds directly to policymaker needs. It offers a powerful tool to explore and compare how inequalities affect our lives at work, at home or in public life, and to propel action for a more equal Europe.
Weaving in fresh data on gender stereotypes across the EU brings a new dimension to the Gender Equality Index. The data shows how deeply engrained gender norms continue to influence our daily lives, choices and opportunities. Men are still widely seen as breadwinners and leaders, while women face subtle, yet pervasive, biases affecting their confidence, ambition and safety. Although attitudes are slowly changing, dismantling gender stereotypes is fundamental for true equality.