The Gender Equality Strategy is the first Commission strategy in this area of equality... 

"As our society is undergoing important transitions, be it green or digital, we must ensure that women and men have equal opportunities and that inequalities are not further exacerbated by change..."

The Commission will also propose the Digital Services Act to clarify what measures are expected from platforms to address illegal activities online, including online violence targeting women...

On Thursday the Commission launched a public consultation on pay transparency and will table binding measures by the end of 2020...

With women woefully underrepresented in leading positions, including EU's largest companies where only 8 percent of CEOs are women, the Commission said it will push for the adoption of the 2012 proposal for gender balance on corporate boards...

ENAR, the European Network Against Racism, said it was disappointing that the strategy does not include any specific measures or guarantees to ensure policies will be intersectional...

ENAR added that policies to achieve gender balance in leadership positions make no reference to the underrepresentation of minority women in management positions.