The Gender Equality Index score for the EU is 71 out of 100, an improvement of 0.8 pts since 2023 (up 7.9 pts since 2010). EIGE today reveals its Gender Equality Index 2024 showing the EU is progressing slowly towards a “union of equality”. Against a backdrop of political and economic uncertainty, the agency warns against complacency about these modest gains. The 2024 Index shows significant variation across Member States, with Sweden achieving the highest score at 82 and Romania the lowest at 57.5. Malta, Czechia, and Lithuania made the greatest gains this year, with respective increases of…