Gender Equality Index 2017: Progress at a snail’s pace

The updated Gender Equality Index shows where Europe stands today. We are moving forward but overall progress is very slow. The EU’s score is just four points higher than ten years ago, now 66.2 out of 100. The top performing country is Sweden with a score of 82.6, while Greece moved to the bottom with 50 points. The award for the most improved country goes to Italy, which made a big leap and gained 12.9 points to place itself at rank 14 on the ladder. http://eige.europa.eu/news-and-events/news/gender-equality-index-2017-progress-snails-pace