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Women are on the COVID-19 frontline –the EU must not leave them behind
April 14, 2020

Women are on the COVID-19 frontline –the EU must not leave them behind

Europe is not seeing enough leadership or action for a gender-sensitive response to the COVID-19 crisis, European socialists and democrats are saying.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women: Women are on the front line of the corona-crisis, yet gender-issues are being ignored
March 20, 2020

PES Women: Women are on the front line of the corona-crisis, yet gender-issues are being ignored

As the COVID-19 virus is spreading throughout the world and governments are scaling up containment efforts, PES Women stands in solidarity with the women who are carrying the bulk of this crisis.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
International Women’s Day 2020: Feminists united for generation equality
March 8, 2020

International Women’s Day 2020: Feminists united for generation equality

On International Women’s Day PES Women joins the global celebration of the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women, and we echo calls for action to accelerate gender equality.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women and PES welcome Gender Equality Strategy
March 5, 2020

PES Women and PES welcome Gender Equality Strategy

PES Women and the Party of European Socialists strongly welcome the publication of the EU Gender Equality Strategy today.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women: the gender pay gap is not a game
February 28, 2020

PES Women: the gender pay gap is not a game

Today, at a statutory meeting in Brussels, PES Women presented its campaign to raise awareness of pay discrimination in the European Union: Gender Pay Gap – Not a Game.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
World must end FGM and all forms of gender-based violence
February 6, 2020

World must end FGM and all forms of gender-based violence

The PES Women Executive gathered today – International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (6 Feb) – to reiterate that FGM is a violation of human rights, which – like women’s issues in general – has been systematically overlooked by policymakers.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

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