Leaving women behind in labour leads to economic loss

We tend to think of gender equality as a human rights issue. But it has a significant economic impact as well.

"It's important, especially in times of crisis, that we look at the benefits of gender equality," Carlien Scheele, the director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE), an EU agency, told EUobserver recently.

Scheele argued that gender equality "is part of the solution" when it comes to dealing with the multiple crises the EU is facing.

But progress ...