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Progressives united in drive to eradicate gender-based violence
November 21, 2020

Progressives united in drive to eradicate gender-based violence

Europe’s progressives will do whatever it takes to end gender-based violence, a joint livestream made clear today.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PSOE, PES and PES Women unite for livestream: Progressives against gender-based violence
November 19, 2020

PSOE, PES and PES Women unite for livestream: Progressives against gender-based violence

Socialists and democrats from across Europe will take part in an online discussion on Saturday (21 November) focused on action to end gender-based violence.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women publishes progressive blueprint to build a feminist economy for Europe
November 19, 2020

PES Women publishes progressive blueprint to build a feminist economy for Europe

Building on the long-standing commitment of the PES family to close gender gaps in the labour market, PES Women has put forward detailed proposals for an economic system of equality that works for both women and men.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES ministers for gender equality stand together against gender-based violence
November 5, 2020

PES ministers for gender equality stand together against gender-based violence

Gender-based violence is intolerable and a human rights violation which has no place in a Union of Equality, progressive ministers stated today as they adopted a declaration calling for urgent action to step up efforts to fight gender-based violence, including ratifying the Istanbul Convention.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women: Not all tasks can be shared. But most of them can. Let’s close the gender pay gap now, together!
November 4, 2020

PES Women: Not all tasks can be shared. But most of them can. Let’s close the gender pay gap now, together!

Today – European Unequal Pay Day – PES Women launches its annual campaign in cooperation with the Belgian socialist women’s organisation Zij-kant and the creative agency Mortierbrigade to raise awareness of the gender pay gap in Europe.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women: Gender equality policies cannot be put on hold amid COVID-19 pandemic
October 23, 2020

PES Women: Gender equality policies cannot be put on hold amid COVID-19 pandemic

Meeting by videoconference, PES Women convened to discuss key issues to advance the gender equality agenda at European level and in Member States. PES Women representatives expressed their concerns not only about the growing backlash against women’s rights but also the lack of focus on the topic in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

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