The Regions in Europe 2023, an interactive publication recently released by Eurostat (the statistical office of the European Union), shows the state of equality and opportunity for women in technology sectors across the European Union.

In 2022, high-technology sectors were crucial for economic growth, employing 9.8 million people in the EU and accounting for 4.9% of total employment. However, there was a gender disparity, with men comprising 67.2% of the workforce in this sector.

The French and Spanish capital regions, Ile-de-France and Comunidad de Madrid, led high-tech employment, with 420,000 and 289,000 workers, respectively. Additionally, three regions in Germany, Italy, and Spain had over 200,000 employees in high-technology sectors. Conversely, five regions, including Molise in Italy and various Greek regions, had fewer than 3,000 employees in this sector.

Women constituted 32.8% of high-tech employment in the EU in 2022. Notably, Nyugat-Dun