OUR WORK
Women in decision-making
Women and girls represent over half of the population, yet they remain underrepresented in decision-making positions. The EWL strives to ensure women’s equal and diverse representation and participation in all spheres and levels of society, including the political and economic areas.
33,4%
Only 33,4% of ministers in the EU are women (2022)
18%
Women only make up to 18% of board members in the largest listed companies where no actions have been taken by Member States (2022)
2,4%
After the 2019 EU elections, there were only 17 female Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) from ethnic minorities amounting to only 2,4% of total MEPs.
Women on boards
Parity Democracy
2024 EU elections
Women make up:
32%
on the EU’s largest
listed companies’ board
reached for the first time
in April 2022
37%
of board members in the largest listed companies in countries that have implemented binding gender quotas in 2022
18%
of board members in the largest listed companies where no actions have been taken by Member States in 2022
