EU recorded the smallest gender gap in employment in culture in 2024
BRUSSELS – The gender gap in cultural employment in the European Union has decreased from 6.4 percent in favor of men in 2015 to just 0.8 percent by the end of 2024, according to Eurostat.
The EU’s statistical office states that the ratio of employed individuals in culture in 2015 was 53.2 percent men compared to 46.8 percent women, while in 2024 it was 50.4 percent men to 49.6 percent women. This marks the lowest gender gap in cultural employment in the last decade and since data has been available in 2011.
The share of women in cultural employment surpassed that of men in 2024 in 16 EU countries, with the most significant differences in Latvia and Estonia at 32.6 and 24.2 percent in favor of women, respectively. In contrast, in 11 EU countries, the share of cultural employment was higher for men, with the largest gaps in Spain and Italy, at around 10 percent in favor of men. Greece, Romania, and Austria had almost no difference in cultural employment between genders. (July 8)
