{"id":157852,"date":"2025-03-10T10:34:44","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:34:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/?p=157852"},"modified":"2025-03-10T10:49:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-10T09:49:55","slug":"what-steps-is-the-eu-taking-on-gender-equality","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cde.ual.es\/en\/what-steps-is-the-eu-taking-on-gender-equality\/","title":{"rendered":"What steps is the EU taking on gender equality?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Returning home after sunset, a woman removes her headphones, lowers her hood, and keeps an eye on each man she passes. She cannot stop thinking about the man who followed her home and attacked her. She is 1 in 3 women to have experienced physical and\/or sexual violence in the past 12 months and to have told no one.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, a group of women walk back from a march for women\u2019s rights. Some men walk past yelling and gesturing from across the street.\u00a0<\/em>Because one in six men still consider it acceptable to catcall women.<\/p>\n

For many women in Europe, these stories are unfortunately all too familiar. So too is the fact that more than 60% of the time women are the ones doing the daily cooking and\/or housework. This shows that progress towards gender equality remains far too slow. There are still countless structural discriminatory norms in our societies that need to be addressed and overcome.<\/p>\n

That is why, after International Women’s Day on 8 March, the European Commission\u00a0<\/strong>is reinforcing its commitment to\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0gender equality, with a long-term vision for progress. With the new\u00a0Roadmap for Women\u2019s Rights<\/strong>, the Commission plans to further pave the way towards:<\/p>\n