European women more than 60 years away from winning equality with men

And the battle of the sexes that has long played out in physical workplaces is now being replicated in the virtual world with women who work online suffering worse pay and fewer options than their male counterparts. Photo: 123rf.com

European women are at least 60 years away from winning equality with men and the pandemic could further slow progress, according to a report released on Thursday that measures gender fairness.

The 2020 European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) index reported some advance in the last year but said women still do most of the unpaid work at home and are more at economic risk than men from the pandemic.