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Gender Equality closer as Noichl scores win for women
The European Parliament has called for more action from the Europe on gender equality. In its Plenary in Strasbourg the parliament voted for a report from Socialist and Democrat group MEP Maria Noichl (Germany) on the Commission strategy for Strategy for Gender Equality. From activists to Prime Ministers, members of the Party of European Socialists have been fighting for gender equality for years and deem it appropriate and necessary that the European Commission legislates to make sure that equality between women and men becomes reality. The strategy was at risk after the European Peoples Party tried to weaken the European stance on it, but MEP Noichl’s report defeated the EPP proposal.
#Power2Women: Not Words but Deeds
Progressive parties and organizations from all over the world came together on 22-23 May in Rotterdam to participate to the Conference “Gender Equality and Decent Work”. The event was organized by the Progressive Alliance, in cooperation with the PvdA (Labour Party, Netherlands) and the Party of European Socialists putting forward a concrete action plan on gender equality as well as combining debates with on the ground visits on the issue.
PES Gender Equality Ministers call for equal sexual & reproductive rights for all women
The Gender Equality Ministers and State Secretaries of the Party of European Socialists (PES) met today in New York on the occasion of the 59th UN Commission on the Status of Women to pave the way for further and strengthened cooperation and coordination and keep gender equality high on the agenda in Europe and across the world.
PES & SLD Poland Conference on Gender Equality
PES President calls for a “better Europe built from the inspiring ideas and leadership of both women and men”.
The Democratic Left Alliance (SLD) hosted today in Warsaw the 4th “Sejmik Kobiet Lewicy”, the Polish congress of left-wing women, which discussed pivotal issues such as the economy of inequality, education and health, female leadership and the fight against violence.
The event saw the participation of Party of European Socialists (PES) President Sergei Stanishev, PES Women Vice-President Marja Bijl and Deputy Secretary General Marije Laffeber.
PES Women reiterates its support to PSOE in its fight of protection the abortion law introduced by the Zapatero government in 2010
It is a shame that today’s PP government is trying to reduce the law and attack most vulnerable girls. The silent political move of the PP puts forward a proposal to amend the current abortion law, by obliging parental consent for abortion for minors, including for young women suffering from violence from their parents.
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