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  • Intimate partner violence and witness intervention: what are the deciding factors?

    The EU has long recognised that violence against women is a violation of human rights and a form of gender-based discrimination that has a major negative impact on victims and significant costs for society. Women are most likely to face violence at the hands of someone they know, with one in five having experienced violence at the hands of an...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Austria

    With 66.5 out of 100 points, Austria ranks 13th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 1.4 points lower than the EU’s score. Since 2010, Austria’s score has increased by 7.8 points (+ 1.2 points since 2017). The country’s ranking has remained the same since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender Equality Index 2020 Gender Equality...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Belgium

    With 71.4 out of 100 points, Belgium ranks 9th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Belgium’s score is 3.5 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by only 2.1 points. Belgium’s score has increased only slightly (0.3 points) since 2017. The country’s ranking has dropped by four places since 2010. Further information Explore the...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Bulgaria

    With 59.6 out of 100 points, Bulgaria ranks 19th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Bulgaria’s score is 8.3 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, Bulgaria’s score has increased by 4.6 points. Its score has increased only slightly (by 0.8 points) since 2017. The country’s ranking has fallen two places since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Croatia

    With 57.9 out of 100 points, Croatia ranks 20th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Croatia’s score is 10.0 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 5.6 points. About half of the increase has been achieved since 2017. Croatia’s ranking has improved by five places since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender Equality...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Cyprus

    With 56.9 out of 100 points, Cyprus ranks 21st in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 11 points lower than the EU’s score. Since 2010, Cyprus’s score has increased by 7.9 points (+ 0.6 points since 2017). Making slightly faster progress towards gender equality than other Member States, Cyprus has im-proved its position by six places...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Czechia

    With 56.2 out of 100 points, Czechia ranks 23rd on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 11.7 points lower than the EU’s score. Since 2010, Czechia’s score has increased by only 0.6 points. Most of the increase (0.5 points) has been achieved since 2017. The country’s ranking has dropped by nine places since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Denmark

    With 77.4 out of 100 points, Denmark ranks 2nd in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Denmark’s score is 9.5 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 2.2 points, although its score has decreased by 0.1 point since 2017. Its ranking has remained the same since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender Equality Index...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Estonia

    With 60.7 out of 100 points, Estonia ranks 18th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Estonia’s score is 7.2 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 7.3 points. Only a slight increase (0.9 points) was achieved on the 2017 score. Estonia is progressing towards gender equality faster than other EU Member States. Its...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Finland

    With 74.7 out of 100 points, Finland ranks 4th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Finland’s score is 6.8 points above the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by only 1.6 points. Most of the increase (1.3 points) has been achieved since 2017. Finland’s ranking has remained the same since 2010. Further information Explore the Gender...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: France

    With 75.1 out of 100 points, France ranks 3rd in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Its score is 7.2 points higher than the EU’s score. Since 2010, France’s score has increased by 7.6 points (+ 0.5 points since 2017). Making slightly faster progress towards gender equality than other Member States, France has improved its position by four places...

  • Gender Equality Index 2020: Germany

    With 67.5 out of 100 points, Germany ranks 12th in the EU on the Gender Equality Index. Germany’s score is 0.4 points below the EU’s score. Since 2010, its score has increased by 4.9 points. Only a very slight increase (0.6 points) has been achieved since 2017. The country’s ranking has dropped by one place since 2010. Further information Explore...