För många kvinnor innebär lika arbete ofta inte lika lön, balansen mellan arbete och privatliv kan vara en myt och kampen för att få slut på könsrelaterat våld fortsätter. Under de senaste fyra åren har Europaparlamentet arbetat för att främja kvinnors rättigheter och jämställdhet. Ta reda på hur.

rights of the individual

education

Gender equality

Jämställdhet mellan kvinnor och män: har vi nått dit än?

often meant women couldn't pursue a career,

potentially leaving them struggling financially

and is fighting to guarantee that equal work

We are clearly highlighting the gender pay gap:

are lower for women because they were paid less.

and we should not have different rights for women.

a common European standard on women's rights

That means better access to jobs in the boardroom,

greater representation in science and technology

You have prostitution, you have trafficking,

and you have forced marriage and child marriage.

and welcome the fact that the EU is moving

to create an EU directive on combating violence

and kind of setting a tone in this regard.