Resumen de European Union Policy on Gender Equality: The Scope and Limits of Equality in the Single Market
Of the many inequalities that exist in Europe, those involving gender are as significant as ever. According to the 2014 European Commission report on equality between men and women, the percentage of women in employment was 11.5 points lower than the percentage of men, and the difference in earnings was 37% in 2010. Of the elected representatives in European Union (EU) state parliaments, only 28% were women, and the figure for European corporate boards was 20%. European society also comprises a range of inequalities that cut across the likes of social class, ethnic background and country of origin, and place women in a very heterogeneous group which is itself characterised by marked inequalities.
