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Gender Equality in the EU (2014-2015)

Summary

A report assessing gender equality progress in the EU, highlighting significant gaps in pay, pensions, and decision-making.
10 14.03.2017
Other
economy
human rights
social policy
equal treatment
employment and working conditions

Key points

  • The European Union is currently only halfway towards achieving full gender equality according to recent index measurements.
  • Significant economic disparities persist, particularly regarding the gender pay gap and unequal access to pensions.
  • Women continue to bear a disproportionate share of unpaid domestic work and parental care responsibilities.
  • There is an urgent need to reform maternity and parental leave policies to better support work-life balance for both parents.
Documents (PDFs)
REPORT on equality between women and men in the European Union in 2014-2015 Equality between women and men in the EU in 2014-2015
These raw data are provided by the Open Data Portal of the European Union (data.europa.eu) and are licensed under ODC-BY 1.0.