The European care strategy (2022) and the gender equality strategy 2026–2030 both highlight the need to reduce gender inequalities in care, especially the unequal sharing of childcare within households. A key dimension of this challenge lies in how couples organise paid work. Whether both partners work full-time, only one does, or neither does, can shape who provides care, how families...
The EU care strategy (2022) and the EU gender equality strategy 2026–2030 both highlight the need to reduce gender inequalities in care responsibilities, particularly the unequal sharing of unpaid childcare within households. Yet, informal care is not experienced equally across society. Who provides care and how it affects employment and daily life vary significantly depending on socioeconomic circumstances, including income...
Economic violence: hidden, harmful and still overlooked Economic violence is often invisible, but its impact is devastating. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) defines economic violence as any act or behavior that causes economic harm to a person. Economic violence can include economic control, economic exploitation and economic sabotage. In intimate relationships, this can mean controlling money, restricting access...
The extent and dire consequences of cyber violence against women and girls cannot be overlooked Cyber violence against women and girls is a core dimension of gender-based violence in the digital age. It includes a wide range of abusive acts carried out through information and communication technologies, often targeting women and girls because of their gender and intersecting with factors...
PRESS RELEASE UNDER EMBARGO. DO NOT SHARE. 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… Other key findings from the Index include: The EU Gender Equality Index score for 2025 is 63.4 out of 100 Progress is uneven...
During a recent Management Board meeting, we sat with the Chair for a quick-fire tour through gender gaps, political sheroes and giving the floor to the youth… Tackling gender gaps: but where to start? When asked which gender gap she would fix instantly, Helena Valas didn’t miss a beat: “The care gap.” “We have a huge imbalance between paid and...
Despite high-level support for equality, stubborn gender stereotypes still steer choices at home, at work and in public life. Under the Danish EU Presidency, can we better align policy with Europe’s ambition to become a Union of Equality?
The EU’s new Gender Equality Strategy 2026-2030 will be judged not by the promises it makes, but by what it delivers for the women and men in all their diversity in Europe. Today, progress towards equality is real. Yet EIGE’s consultation process to inform the new strategy finds that progress is still too slow and too fragile. Achieving a Union...
The countdown begins! Mark your calendars: The Gender Equality Index 2025 will release on 2 December 2025. This year comes with a key turning point: a revamped methodology. What’s new? EIGE’s Gender Equality Index has been established as a flagship tool for understanding the state of gender equality across the EU and its Member States since its inception in 2013...
EIGE’s new report shows that countries with robust gender equality institutions make more progress on gender equality. As EU leaders shape the next Gender Equality Strategy and budget, there’s no time to waste.
It is our great pleasure to welcome Helena Valas, from Slovenia, after being elected as Chair of the Board, following EIGE’s 44th Management Board meeting, held on 19-20 June 2025 in Vilnius. Her term began on 20 June 2025.
