SDG 5 progress in Europe

The EU’s SDG indicators do not cover SDG 5 targets on harmful practices, unpaid domestic and care work, reproductive and sexual health and rights, economic resources, gender equality tools or technology. These aspects are partially addressed in the Commission’s annual report on the EU gender equality strategy, the ‘time’ and ‘money’ domains of EIGE’s gender equality index and its research into issues including FGM, financial independence and gender-mainstreaming tools. Indexes on sexual and reproductive health and rights show uneven access to modern contraception, fertility treatment and abortion (challenged in some EU countries). SDSN’s indicators include the share of women among ICT specialists. Their data confirms that no EU country has achieved the SDG 5 targets and progress is uneven.