Gender Equality & Inequality in Europe

Statistics report about gender equality and inequality in Europe

Gender Equality & Inequality in Europe

This report presents statistics, graphs, and facts pertaining to the equality and inequality of men and women in Europe. The report contains data on economic and social trends to do with gender equality, such as the gender pay gap, as well as a section on violence and harassment which women are subject to in Europe, as well as containing data on public opinion in regards to gender (in)equality in Europe.

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Economic (in)equality

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  • Premium Statistic Inequality in Europe: female share of total labor income in Europe 1991-2019
  • Premium Statistic Inequality in Europe: female share of national labor income in Europe 2019
  • Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in European countries 2022
  • Basic Statistic Gender pay gap in the European Union 2010-2022
  • Basic Statistic FTE employment rate of EU citizens 2020, by gender and education level
  • Basic Statistic FTE employment rate of EU citizens 2020, by gender and family situation
  • Basic Statistic Average full-time and part-time weekly working hours EU 2008-2023
  • Basic Statistic Employment rate in the European Union 2005-2024
  • Basic Statistic Average time spent with one employer in European countries 2023

Social (in)equality

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  • Premium Statistic Gender gap index in the European Union 2024
  • Basic Statistic The EU Gender Equality Index 2023, by country
  • Basic Statistic The EU Gender Equality Index 2023, by type of inequality
  • Basic Statistic Life expectancy in Europe 2022
  • Premium Statistic Legal abortion time frames in Europe 2020
  • Premium Statistic Ranking of abortion policies in Europe in 2021, by country
  • Premium Statistic Female discomfort in public when they are on their period in European countries 2018
  • Basic Statistic Self-perceived health of EU citizens 2020, by gender and family situation
  • Basic Statistic Self-perceived health of EU citizens 2020, by gender and education level

Discrimination, harassment & violence against women

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  • Premium Statistic Number of femicide victims in the European Union in 2022
  • Premium Statistic Exposure to sexual harassment at work in selected European countries in 2019
  • Basic Statistic Share of women that have experienced street harassment in Europe 2018
  • Basic Statistic Europe: number of reported rape cases by gender of victim 2021
  • Premium Statistic Number of women's shelters in Europe 2022

Women in business & politics

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  • Basic Statistic Proportion of women in European Union government cabinets 2004-2022
  • Basic Statistic Gender distribution in the European Parliament 1979-2024
  • Premium Statistic Industries with the highest share of women board directors in Europe 2016-2023
  • Premium Statistic Female share of seats on boards of the largest companies in Europe 2019
  • Premium Statistic Women business owners share in Europe 2019, by country
  • Premium Statistic Share of female managers in Europe 2020
  • Premium Statistic Gender distribution of early-stage entrepreneurs in Europe by country 2021
  • Premium Statistic Share of women on boards in the financial services sector in Europe 2023, by country
  • Premium Statistic Female representation among ICT specialists in Europe 2022, by country

Public opinion on gender (in)equality

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  • Premium Statistic Europeans who think that sexual violence towards women is an important issue 2019
  • Premium Statistic Europeans who think that sexual harassment of women is an important issue 2019
  • Premium Statistic Europeans who think that domestic abuse towards women is an important issue 2019
  • Premium Statistic Europeans who think that physical violence towards women is an important issue 2019
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