Equality between women and men is one of the EU’s fundamental values and promoting it is an obligation enshrined in the Treaty. The von der Leyen Commission has put gender equality at the forefront of its political actions and set out an ambitious strategy for 2020-2025. The 2020-2025 gender equ...
The European Commission’s Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025 sets the current framework for EU action to promote one of its fundamental values, equality between women and men. The year 2021 was the second year of its implementation. It was also the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, which cle...
On 5 March 2020, the Commission adopted its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. The strategy was the first deliverable on President von der Leyen’s commitment to a Union of Equality. It sets out an ambitious framework for the next 5 years, formally endorsed by the Commission, on how to advance g...
The European Commission’s Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-20198 sets the current framework for EU action to promote one the Union’s fundamental values of equality between women and men. This report takes stock of the main initiatives launched or completed in 2018 in the five themat...
The European Union has enshrined gender equality as a fundamental right. The staff working document on progress on equality between women and men in 2012 presents recent developments in gender equality and statistics in all fields covered by the Strategy for equality between women and men (2010-...
At the request of the European Council, the European Commission reports each year on progress towards gender equality and presents challenges and priorities for the future. This publication gives an overview of recent developments as regards the situation of women and men in the EU with relevant...
Gender equality is one of the fundamental values of the European Union (EU). The EU is dedicated not only to defending this right, but also to promoting gender equality within the Member States and across the world. This is the core aim of the European Commission’s strategic engagement for gende...
The persistent lack of equality between men and women in the EU could impact on its Lisbon goals, according to this new report. Progress has been made in the EU on narrowing the gender gap, but progress remains slow. The European Commission report will be reviewed by EU heads of state and govern...