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PES celebrates agreement on women on boards Directive
Women are one step closer to claiming their rightful places in Europe’s corporate boardrooms – after 10 years of campaigning, the Party of European Socialists today celebrates the trilogue agreement on the gender balance on boards Directive, commonly known as the women on boards Directive.
IDAHOBIT: socialist family stands shoulder to shoulder with LGBTI community and emphasises push to Reclaim Your Space
Today, 17 May, socialists and social democrats from the Party of European Socialists (PES) are marking the International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia (IDAHOBIT) by strongly reaffirming their commitment to fight for LGBTI equality in Europe and around the world.
True democracies are parity democracies, say PES Women
After celebrating Europe Day on 9 May, PES Women Statutory members met to discuss the latest developments of the war on Ukraine, the gender-sensitive response it requires, and the role of women in politics, in the context of this war and beyond.
Ukraine war: PES Women call for urgent action against trafficking and sexual violence
Women and children stuck in Ukraine, as well as those fleeing the conflict, are facing multiple crises, PES Women Executive members warned today. Action to prevent gender-based violence, displacement, trafficking, and famine is urgently needed.
PES Women and Rainbow Rose: Europe needs a feminist outcry for equality
Today – International Women’s Day – PES Women and Rainbow Rose launch their joint campaign “Reclaim your space – a feminist outcry for equality” to draw attention to the inequalities and growing harassment women*, including LBT* women, face across Europe.
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