Under henvisning til, at kun en fjerdedel af pladserne i de nationale parlamenter og regeringer er besat af kvinder, og at der kun er 10 % kvindelige bestyrelsesmedlemmer og 3 % kvindelige bestyrelsesformænd i de store, børsnoterede virksomheder i EU, erklærer Kommissionen i sin strategi for ligestilling mellem kvinder og mænd (2010-2015), at den agter at overveje initiativer, følge fremskridtene og støtte indsatsen.
In view of the fact that that women occupy only one seat in four in national parliaments and governments, that only 10% of the directors of major listed companies in the EU are women and that only 3% of such companies are chaired by women, the Commission states, in its strategy for equality between women and men 2010-2015, that it will consider 'initiatives', 'monitor progress' and 'support efforts' to promote women's participation.