European bans on Islamic full-face veils
Switzerland is the latest European country to ban the niqab, the Islamic full-face veil that shows only the eyes, with voters narrowly backing a ban on full face coverings in public places
Employed women in the EU
This online graphic shows the share of employed women aged 20 to 64 in the EU.
ECB’s Lagarde says business needs more women leaders
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde says there are still too few women in top jobs, and that the coronavirus pandemic has exacerbated the problem
9 in 10 of all people hold bias against women
Nearly 90 percent of the world's population holds some prejudice against women, according to a UN study published ahead of International Women's Day
Women account for quarter of world’s MPs, but progress slowing: study
A quarter of all global lawmakers are women but the International Parliamentary Union has warned that progress towards gender parity is slowing amid significant "pushback"
Men and women at work – the differences in figures
How big is the gender pay gap? How many women do listed companies have in senior management positions, and how big is the pension pay gap? A male-female comparison.
Women at the Oscars: often in a secondary role
Since the first Oscars were awarded in 1929, there have been by far fewer women winners in all categories except costume design. Is this about to change?
EU institutions remain a man’s world
Who runs the EU? The nomination of two women shows the European Union is becoming more feminine but the bloc's institutions remain largely a man's world
New EU team smashes glass ceiling but new challenges loom
EU leaders have broken the glass ceiling in naming two women to the bloc's top jobs but questions remain over whether they and their two male colleagues can rise to the challenges ahead
Women in power in the European Union
Slovakia, where Zuzana Caputova is set to become president, will become the eighth country in the 28-member EU to have a woman in power.
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