The European Commission published its 2021 report on gender equality in the EU on Friday 5 March and concludes that the Covid-19 pandemic has exacerbated gender inequalities “in almost all areas of life”. This trend was highlighted as early as April by the European Institute for Gender Equality (see EUROPE B12470A16).
The figures put forward by the institution relate in particular to the increase in domestic violence in the context of lockdown, as well as the consequences of this...