News & press releases
Young Bulgarians discuss European elections with PES Women President
On Saturday 29 March, the Youth Union of the Bulgarian Socialist Party met in the National Palace of Culture in Sofia to elect their new board and to discuss the issues affecting young people across the country. PES Women President Zita Gurmai addressed over 700 delegates from across the country, with a clear focus on youth unemployment and gender equality.
PES Women host empowerment seminar at UN HQ New York
In New York, PES Women builds bridges between local communities and international decision-makers.
On Wednesday 19 March at 18.00 in the UN headquarters in New York, PES Women and Vision Films presented the film “The Threshold of the Desert”, followed by a debate on women’s empowerment with the participation of representatives from UN Women, UNPD and the civil society.
PES insists on women’s right to choose on eve of International Women’s Da
Tomorrow, 8 March 2014, we celebrate International Women’s Day.
On this occasion, PES Vice-President Elena Valenciano has denounced that “within the EU borders, a very high number of women are raped, beaten, murdered and subjected to psychological torture. Combating violence against women will be one of the key issues of this campaign for the European elections as it is one of the worst problems of European society.”
PES Women Flash Mob for Equal Pay and PES Women Summit; Power to Women
Today, PES Women from all over Europe gathered for their Annual Conference, entitled ‘PES Women Summit; Power to the Women’. The meeting was held at the Headquarters of the Partito Democratico in Rome. The main topic of today’s panel was combatting the Gender Pay Gap in Europe, to ensure women’s economic empowerment, employment and welfare in the face of the crisis.
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