Gender Equality Index 2022: Gender Equality under Threat, Specific Groups Hardest Hit

The freshly launched Gender Equality Index 2022 reveals that progress continues at a snails' pace, with a mere 0.6-point increase since last year's edition. As a result, the EU average score now stands at 68.6 out of 100 points, only 5.5 points higher than in 2010.

EIGE Director, Carlien Scheele said: "What is most pressing is that this year's score has taken a turn with decreases in several areas for the first time since 2010. This requires urgent scrutiny, as our results show that specific groups of people, who tend to be in more vulnerable situations during times of crises, are most at risk, where stark gendered inequalities compound the issue. We cannot afford to lose our sight on gender equality."

Discover the scores for each EU Member State and the key highlights in the report here.