Gender equality

Health news

Women in health earn 19% less than men, WHO warns

Despite dominating Europe's health and care sector, women hold just over half of its top-paying jobs, according to a new WHO report.

18 September 2026

Economy

Cost of pay gap in the EU: Women earn €3,900 less than men a year

Women working in the EU lose €358 billion a year due to the gender pay gap, amounting to almost €3,900 per person, as several European countries missed the bloc's Pay Transparency Directive deadline.

23 July 2026

EU.XL

Where in Europe can you see how much your colleagues earn?

Employees in Italy, Malta, Slovakia, and Lithuania can now see salary details, and job postings must include pay information. Most EU countries have not implemented the Transparency Directive, leading to inconsistent compliance. Can you see salary details in your country?

23 June 2026

EU.XL

Can the EU fix the gender pay gap? Take our poll.

The gender pay gap a persistent problem in Europe, where men earn, on average 12.7 percent more per hour. The EU has just implemented its new Pay Transparency Directive, to pull the curtain back on salary secrecy and empower employees.

22 June 2026

Culture news

Fading Echo: Can independent gaming studios survive AI?

Euronews Culture speaks to Elise Marchouba, Senior Producer at independent game developer Emeteria, about the upcoming game Fading Echo, the stereotypes still clinging onto the gaming community, and the challenges facing the video game industry.

7 May 2026

Europe Today

Repatriation of citizens from Middle East top priority, says Lahbib

Ahead of International Women's Day this Sunday, Hadja Lahbib told Euronews the continent is "50 years far away from equality".

6 March 2026

Europe in Motion

Are European women closing the leadership gender gap?

Most EU countries have seen a rise in the number of women in managerial positions since 2014, but three states have registered a decrease.

6 March 2026

Brussels, My Love?

Celebrations and struggles this International Women’s Day

How are Iranian women coping with the conflict? Is the EU doing enough for gender equality?

6 March 2026

Europe in Motion

Gender equality is improving in the EU, but the pension gap persists

There's a gap between men's and women's pensions across the EU, both in the average and median amounts received.

4 March 2026

Europe in Motion

Women scientists and engineers surge across the EU, new data shows

While the number of female scientists and engineers in the EU has increased over the past decade, women are still widely underrepresented in these fields.

18 February 2026

Partner content

Closing Europe’s deep tech gender gap: women-led startups set to scale

Partner content presented by European Innovation Council and SMEs Executive Agency

A new EU-backed study has laid bare the scale and structure of Europe’s gender investment gap, with a sharp focus on deep tech. These technologies will shape the continent’s economic resilience, security and industrial competitiveness over the coming decades.

4 February 2026

Tech News

Why are women more sceptical of AI than men? New study sheds light

Why are women more sceptical of AI than men? Risk aversion and exposure could have something to do with it, a new study finds.

2 February 2026

Make it Work

EU initiative boosts Austria’s push for gender equality at work

In partnership with the European Commission

An EU-funded initiative is helping Austrian manufacturers rethink workplace culture, with new training, coaching and equality measures showing how industry can close gender gaps from the shop floor up.

21 January 2026

Economy

Gender inequality: How having children affects women’s careers

Gender inequality goes beyond visible and measurable gaps. Even subtle shifts in women’s job tasks after having children can significantly undermine their long-term career prospects.

26 December 2025

Europe in Motion

What's stopping Europe from plugging the gender gap?

Despite new data showing that complete gender parity in decision-making is still far from a reality, Spain and Ireland have made the most progress in the past 10 years.

8 December 2025

Health news

Nearly 1 in 4 EU women say men receive better health care, study says

Women are more likely than men to seek medical help when they feel unwell, yet many believe they receive poorer treatment, according to a new report.

2 December 2025