Gender index shows few women in ICT
Despite progress across Europe, full gender equality remains at least 50 years away, according to European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) 2025 equality index. Few women reach managerial or higher-paid
Women underrepresented in popular podcasts
66.3% of hosts in top podcasts are men and 33.2% are women. When compared to other media — 50% of the top 100 films in 2024 had a female lead/co
Legal gaps leaving women exposed to online harassment
Fewer than 40% of countries have laws protecting women from cyber harassment or cyber stalking. This leaves 44% of the world’s women and girls – 1.8 billion – without access
Dramatic underestimation of wage inequality
Most people dramatically underestimate wage inequality – such as the pay gap between CEOs and the average full-time worker. Most would prefer much lower levels of inequality than they believe
Media coverage of women in science
Media coverage can give scientists a powerful career boost but a new study finds that benefit goes disproportionately to men, potentially widening existing gender gaps, Indian independent science journalist Anirban
Only 19% of ICT specialists in EU are women
Only 35% of managerial roles in EU are held by women. In technology the gap is even wider: women make up just 19% of ICT specialists. Two-thirds of STEM graduates
Only 27% in European film industry are women
Just 27% of professionals in European film production are women. And gender balance is improving slowly. When comparing the periods 2015–2019 and 2020– 2024, the share of female professionals increased
Men dominating kids’ programs on TV – And it’s getting worse
Popular kids’ programs on TV continue to be dominated by men. And it’s getting worse, a new study shows. In 2024 popular programming, male characters outnumber female characters by 22.6
Women underrepresented in news media
Women make up half of the global population but only 26% of those who are seen or heard in the news are women. This has barely changed in the last
Dramatic increase of media rights for women’s sports
Interest in women’s sports is booming! While women’s sports today represent less than 2% of the sports market in the United States, the sector is projected to grow 250% to