News & press releases
PES Women condemn proposals to change Election Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Socialists and democrat women’s organisations across Europe have expressed concerned at changes to the Election Law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, which would lower women’s political participation. These changes, are concerning for all progressive women and men, who believe that balanced representation in decision-making bodies is one of the key-issues in modern democracies. PES Women therefore strongly supports Social Democratic Party of Bosnia and Herzegovina (SDP BiH) Women’s Forum in opposing proposals that would result in a decrease in women’s participation in political life in Bosnia and Herzegovina.
European Socialists support Polish women fighting for their rights
Polish women and men’s mobilisation against the antiquated proposal for a total ban on abortion is inspirational and European socialists stand in solidarity with them. Reproductive rights including the right to abortion have been hard fought for in Europe and Polish women still suffer from more restrictive laws than their European neighbours. To reduce these rights even further is out of the question. It is already incomprehensible that we still have to fight for these rights, living as we do in the Europe of the 21st century.
Progressive Gender Equality Ministers call for All Rights for All Women
Gender Equality Ministers of the Party of European Socialists (PES) are currently gathered in New York for the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW60). At a meeting on the fringes of CSW60 they all supported the PES Women pledge ‘All Women, All Rights’.
“Pay me like a man”: Equal Pay Day 2016 goes European
On 8 March 2016, International Women’s Day, PES Women, zij-kant Belgium and the Dutch PvdA-Women launch a European Equal Pay Day campaign video clip. On the initiative of zij-kant, the progressive women’s movement and co-organiser of the Belgian Equal Pay Day, mortierbrigade and the production company Czar created an international video clip. In the high-profile clip, Erika Ervin, American actress and model, tells how happy she is to now be a woman, but also the severe sacrifices she made to become one. She refers to the gender pay gap she has experienced since she is a woman. Her motto is ”Treat me like a woman, pay me like a man”.
Progressives call for more help for women and LGBT refugees after visit
During a visit to Turkey on Friday (19 February) a delegation of the Party of European Socialists witnessed the vulnerability of women and LGBT refugees. After listening to civil society working with the refugees, and the women and vulnerable groups that they help, the PES is calling for a more gendered approach to dealing with asylum.
Progressive women declare renewed support for women refugees
We must be conscious of the different needs of women and men in our approach to welcoming asylum seekers to Europe. This was the overarching message of the women’s organisation of the Party of European Socialists, in a declaration on women refugees, agreed at a meeting of its executive on 12 February. The declaration focuses on three aspects of women asylum seekers’ experiences. Firstly, the right of asylum; secondly the right to a safe and secure arrival and thirdly the need for the inclusive welcome of women.
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