76% of women online are playing games
76% of women in the global online population play games vs 83% of men, according to gaming data firm Newzoo’s Global Gamer Study. 43% of female gamers report spending money
Fewer women in European tech
The share of women graduating from European tech degree programs has seen a small uptick since 2022 rising to 33% of bachelor’s degrees and 39% of PhD graduates but women
Women in politics facing more online hostility
Women in politics face more hostility and intimidation from the public, both online and offline. 76% of women parliamentarians say they are intimidated by the public compared with 68% of
International Women’s Day and a focus on online abuse
Less than half of countries have laws that address online abuse. Even fewer have legislation that specifically covers AI-generated deepfake content. Despite the scale of harm, prosecutions are rare, platforms
36% of Nordic media CEOs are women
Of the 25 biggest Nordic media companies, nine have a woman as CEO. All six public service broadcast companies are run by a female CEO. A majority of boards have
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