… up about three quarters of the health workforce in the EU. Yet those taking decisions about how to respond to the pandemic were mainly men. In the EU, the majority of government ministers are men. In some countries, the figure is over 90 %. This means that …
… worldwide struggle for women’s empowerment. Signed by 189 countries in 1995, it [the Beijing Declaration and Platform … same year, in 1995, the European Council acknowledged the EU’s commitment to the implementation of the Beijing Platform … considered in decisions affecting the everyday lives of EU citizens. EU Member States agreed on a number of …
… the countdown for the Gender Equality Index 2020. Has the EU gone forward or backward when it comes to gender equality? … its annual update on the state of gender equality in the EU. This year, the Gender Equality Index takes a special look … of the Index is the scoring for gender equality in the EU and all Member States. Each country gets a detailed …
… society. Yet gender equality is a founding value of the EU and improving it could lead to an increase in GDP of up to … by 2050. The share of women in parliament in the 28 EU member states has increased from 21% to 30%. Yet 89% of … leaders remain men and less than one in five of the EU’s major political parties is led by a woman. In the …