Female majority in the cabinets

Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, receives the Commissioners-designate: On September 18, 2024, Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, receives the Commissioners-designate. — Fewer women have made it into the front row of the Commission than von der Leyen had hoped. However, this will change in the cabinets – where at least half of the employees must be female.

At the College of Commissioners level, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has not managed to achieve her goal of gender parity. With her, there are eleven women compared to 16 male colleagues. The President of the Commission had no control over who the governments nominated. However, she was able to take countermeasures with regard to the distribution of tasks within the Commission.

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