European Gender Equality Week

9 to 15 December 2024

Gender Equality Week: advancing women’s rights

The European Parliament defends women’s rights across the EU. Its efforts to ensure gender equality at work, in politics and other areas have led to landmark legislation. New legally-binding measures cover a vast variety of issues: helping ending unequal pay, eliminating gender-based discrimination, boosting women’s presence on corporate boards and combatting violence against women.

Every year Parliament holds a Gender Equality Week to take stock of the achievements and identify new measures to advance girls' and women's rights and ensure gender equality. Events are organised by Parliament's committees, delegations, political groups and administration. The first edition was held in 2020, on the initiative of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee.

In 2024, the main topic of the European Gender Equality Week is Women in the Digital World: Safety and Empowerment. Parliament wishes to highlight and seek solutions to the growing issue of online harassment and cyber violence.

Parliament’s President on gender equality

Roberta Metsola, the President of the European Parliament, shares her thoughts about Parliament’s commitment to gender equality.

Gender equality: the way forward

Antonella Sberna, European Parliament vice-president, invites you to find out what Parliament is doing to ensure gender equality across the EU.

Gender equality: the issues today

Lina Gálvez, the chair of Parliament’s women’s rights committee, talks about recent legislation and the programme of the European Gender Equality Week in 2024.