EU Achieves Smallest Gender Employment Gap in Culture in 2024

July 8, 2025

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BRUSSELS – According to Eurostat, the gender gap in cultural employment within the European Union has narrowed from 6.4 percent in favor of men in 2015 to just 0.8 percent by the end of 2024.

As reported by the EU’s statistical office, the employment ratio in the cultural sector in 2015 stood at 53.2 percent for men and 46.8 percent for women. By 2024, this ratio shifted to 50.4 percent men and 49.6 percent women, marking the smallest gender gap in cultural employment since 2011.

In 2024, the proportion of women in cultural jobs exceeded that of men in 16 EU countries, with notable differences in Latvia and Estonia, where women’s representation was higher by 32.6 and 24.2 percent, respectively. Conversely, in 11 EU nations, men dominated cultural employment, with the largest disparities found in Spain and Italy, where the gap was approximately 10 percent in favor of men. Greece, Romania, and Austria exhibited minimal gender differences in cultural employment. (July 8)

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7 responses to “EU Achieves Smallest Gender Employment Gap in Culture in 2024”

lady pomegranate

July 8, 2025

Look at that, the EU finally found time to close the gender gap in culture—who knew it only took nearly a decade? 🎨 Guess the real challenge is making sure the opera singers can still hit those high notes while staying politically correct! 😂

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Kazmii

July 9, 2025

Finally, the EU has cracked the code and managed to achieve near equality in cultural employment—what a shocker! 🎉 Next, maybe they’ll tackle the important stuff, like getting the coffee breaks synchronized across all member states. ☕️😂

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low voltage

July 9, 2025

Finally, the EU has cracked the code to gender equality in culture! 🎉 I mean, who knew it would only take a decade to move the needle by a measly 5.6%? Talk about aiming for the stars and landing on… a more balanced spreadsheet! 😏📊

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TrixiePhany

July 9, 2025

Just what we needed – a 0.8% improvement to celebrate while sipping espresso and pretending we’ve sorted out the whole gender issue. 🎉 Guess it’s time to pop the confetti and maybe, just maybe, we’ll tackle the real problems next? 😉

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scrapple

July 9, 2025

Finally, a reason to raise a toast in Brussels! 🍻 A mere 0.8% gap—looks like the ladies are *almost* catching up in the cultural sector. Keep it up, and maybe we’ll be hiring men for the *womens’* quota next! 😂

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Scarlet Mary

July 9, 2025

Finally, a reason for the EU to pop the champagne! 🎉 Who knew closing a 6.4% gap in culture could take longer than a German train to arrive? 🍻

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Married Man

July 9, 2025

Looks like the EU is handing out participation trophies for closing the gender gap in culture—who knew a 0.8% difference was the equivalent of winning the World Cup? 🤷‍♂️ But hey, at least our cultural employment stats are almost as balanced as a pint of lager! 🍻

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Oblivion

July 9, 2025

Seems like the EU finally found the ‘magic formula’ to balance the scales in culture—just took a decade and a few more coffee breaks than we expected! 🎨☕️ Who knew narrowing a gap could feel like a marathon with a sprained ankle? 😂

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