Fremme af kvinder i beslutningsprocessen har siden 1995 været et af hovedområderne i Den Europæiske Unions aktionsprogram for lige muligheder og indgår i både Unionens institutioners og medlemsstaters gentagne forpligtelser, når de drøfter ligestilling.
Since 1995, promoting women in the decision-making process has been one of the priority areas of the European Union action programme for equal opportunities, and is included among the commitments reiterated both by the Union institutions and by the Member States when they discuss equality between men and women.