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Women accounted for 41% of the EU’s scientists and engineers in 2025

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10 Nov 2026, 5:23 pm IST1 min read

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Women made up 41% of people working as scientists and engineers in the European Union in 2025, Eurostat reported on November 10. The EU statistics office counted about 8.2 million women out of a total of 20.2 million workers in the category. [evidence-1]

The Paris region had the largest number of women in these jobs among the broad regions Eurostat compared. It counted 336,300 women, or 38% of its scientists and engineers. Across the EU, women made up more than half of the group in 10 regions. [evidence-1]

Eurostat’s definition includes professionals in health and information and communication technology alongside those in science and engineering. The figures also include people without higher education who work in occupations where such qualifications are normally required. [evidence-1]

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