New data from Eurostat reveals that the number of female scientists and engineers in the European Union has more than doubled since 2008, reaching 7.9 million in 2024. While women have reached near-parity in government and higher education sectors, they remain significantly underrepresented in business enterprises and ICT, where they comprise only 22% and 25% of professionals, respectively. Geographic disparities are stark, with female representation exceeding 50%, like in regions of Latvia and the Spanish Canary Islands, while falling as low 30% in parts of Hungary and Finland. The data also highlights a that foreign-born women are less likely to be employed in these fields compared to their EU-born counterparts.
Date: February 18, 2026. Source: euronews.com