The European Parliament, currently debating the EU long-term budget, recently criticized the lack of female candidates for the European Central Bank and has weighed setting gender quotas across the 27-nation region. That vote could come as early as today, according to reports.

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Italy's Member of the European Parliament Licia Ronzulli with her daughter Victoria takes part in a voting session at the European Parliament in Strasbourg, France on Oct. 23.