By RYAN HEATH & ELINE SCHAART

For a continent that loves to lecture others about its social model and human rights, Europe does a poor job distributing power between the sexes. It’s not for lack of competent women. This list once again highlights that excellence: the women setting Brussels’ tech agenda; the Belgian capital’s majority-female local councils; the many qualified women vying to run the European Commission’s trade department.

But there’s a glaring hole at the head of the list: Europe’s top jobs. The campaigns to replace Jean-Claude Juncker as Commission president will be run, fronted and funded mostly by men.

At the European Parliament it’s been two decades since a woman presided over the institution. Women do many of the toughest jobs in town, whether it’s negotiating with dictators, defending Monsanto, or explaining the EU. The real question: When will they get to lead?