A decade after it was first proposed, the EU's directive on improving gender balance among directors of listed companies and related measures was adopted by EU co-legislators in November 2022, coming into force in December 2022. The directive requires at least 40 % of the non-executive members...

Despite ongoing efforts and interventions to promote balanced representation of women and men in political decision-making within the EU, and some progress over time, the overall situation remains one of imbalance, with key positions largely occupied by men. There is now gender balance in the...

As bastions of democracy and guardians of gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments ensure that there are no barriers for women and men in all their diversity to participate equally and have equal influence over decision-making. They serve as a positive example of safe, gender-equal...

A gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all aims to follow a transformative and intersectional approach and recognises the importance of a gender-equal green transition that is just and fair for today and for future generations. As a gender mainstreaming method,...

A gender-responsive evaluation for a sustainable future for all aims to follow a transformative and intersectional approach and recognises the importance of a gender-equal green transition that is just and fair for today and for future generations. As a gender mainstreaming method,...

This report assesses the state of gender equality in the European Parliament and in national parliaments in the European Union (EU). Achieving gender-sensitive parliaments requires prioritising gender equality as a social, political and economic objective and transforming parliaments' culture,...

As bastions of democracy and guardians of gender equality, gender-sensitive parliaments ensure that there are no barriers for women and men in all their diversity to participate equally and have equal influence over decision-making. They serve as a positive example of safe, gender-equal...

This tool provides practical step-by-step guidance to parliaments at the EU, national and regional levels to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate a gender equality action plan. The tool describes how to: plan the process of establishing a gender equality action plan from start to finish; set...

This tool provides practical step-by-step guidance to parliaments at the EU, national and regional levels to develop, implement, monitor and evaluate a gender equality action plan. The tool describes how to: plan the process of establishing a gender equality action plan from start to finish; set...

This report presents the findings of a study launched following Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine on 24 February 2022, which led to a displacement of an unprecedented scale and forced over 8 million people - mostly women and children - to flee Ukraine and seek refuge and protection...