Katja Lenzing, Deputy Head of Unit in the Gender Equality Unit in the European Commission’s Justice Directorate, presented the 2025 report on gender equality in the European Union to the European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights on Wednesday 25 June.
While progress has been made, such as an increase in the number of women on the Boards of Directors of listed companies – 34%, compared with less than 8% in 2013 – there are still significant gaps, particularly in terms of...