On International Women’s Day in Brussels, policymakers, experts, and stakeholders will confront the reality that Europe is still falling short on gender equality. The rhetoric has been strong for years, but the numbers tell a different story: a stubborn pay gap, too few women in leadership, and workplaces that remain far from inclusive.
The fault lines are clear. Women across the EU still face patchy, often unaffordable access to healthcare; their roles in security, defence, and technology remain sidelined by structural bias; and Europe’s much-vaunted digital and innovation agenda continues to exclude half the population. The question is no longer whether action is needed, but whether political will can finally match the urgency.
Join us for our International Women’s Day Talks, where we bring together glass-ceiling breakers MEPs for a conversation that promises to inspire and catalyse change
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