Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors

Procedure 2025/2038(INI) (own-initiative procedure) concerns “Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors”; the committee responsible is EMPL (Employment and Social Affairs). Concluded in Parliament: Last voted on 11 Mar 2026: adopted. Parliament held roll-call votes on one day, most recently on 11 Mar 2026 (final vote): adopted with 458 votes in favour, 72 against and 98 abstentions.

Reference

2025/2038(INI)

Type

Own-initiative procedure

Status

Concluded in Parliament

Lead

EMPL Employment and Social Affairs
FEMM Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

Rapporteurs

Irena Joveva (Renew, Slovenia), Mirosława Nykiel (EPP, Poland)

Shadow rapporteurs

Emma Fourreau (The Left, France), Kathleen Funchion (The Left, Ireland), Anna Strolenberg (Greens/EFA, Netherlands), Gordan Bosanac (Greens/EFA, Croatia), Evelyn Regner (S&D, Austria), Lina Gálvez (S&D, Spain), Veronika Cifrová Ostrihoňová (Renew, Slovakia), Giusi Princi (EPP, Italy), Lara Magoni (ECR, Italy), Catherine Griset (PfE, France), Margarita de la Pisa Carrión (PfE, Spain), Mélanie Disdier (PfE, France), Irmhild Boßdorf (ESN, Germany)

Roll-call votes in Parliament

• Gender pay and pension gap in the EU: state of play, challenges and the way forward, and developing guidelines for the better evaluation and fairer remuneration of work in female-dominated sectors (A10-0021/2026), 11 Mar 2026: final vote, main vote: A10-0021/2026 – Irena Joveva, Mirosława Nykiel – Motion for a resolution (as a whole), adopted, 458 for, 72 against, 98 abstentions; plus 5 more roll-call votes

Timeline

1. 13 Feb 2025: Proposal referred to plenary
2. 3 Jul 2025: Appointment of a rapporteur
3. 29 Sep 2025: Parliamentary committee tabling report
4. 28 Jan 2026: Adoption of a report by the EP committee responsible
5. 19 Feb 2026: Tabling of a document to European Parliament plenary sitting
6. 9 Mar 2026: Debates in European Parliament plenary sitting (agenda)

• All procedures

Source: European Parliament, Open Data Portal (procedures, agendas, roll-call votes), CC BY 4.0, prepared by OpenRCV. Procedure file in the Legislative Observatory (OEIL)