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PES Women highlights the plight of women in conflict and calls for international solidarity and action plan
September 10, 2021

PES Women highlights the plight of women in conflict and calls for international solidarity and action plan

Meeting online today, the PES Women Executive reiterated its condemnation of the situation in Afghanistan and the members expressed their full support for the country’s women and activists.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
Progressives call for strong European democracies with feminist values at heart
June 28, 2021

Progressives call for strong European democracies with feminist values at heart

In the context of the high-level conference With Courage. For Europe. organised by the Party of European Socialist, the PES Presidency adopted a declaration underlining the importance of gender equality for European democracy.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES ministers: gender equality must be high on EU agenda during second half of 2021
June 28, 2021

PES ministers: gender equality must be high on EU agenda during second half of 2021

As Europe eases COVID-19 restrictions and the Conference on the Future of Europe gets under way, gender equality must be high on the EU agenda for the second half of 2021, PES ministers and state secretaries for gender equality agreed today.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women: equal representation of women in decision-making is crucial for strong European democracies
June 24, 2021

PES Women: equal representation of women in decision-making is crucial for strong European democracies

Ahead of the online debate ‘#MakeHerCount for Democracy’ in the context of the high-level conference “With Courage. For Europe.”, PES Women Statutory members met online today to discuss the importance of more inclusive and equal representation of women in all their diversity in European decision-making.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women: the Istanbul Convention saves lives – 10 years on, it is more important than ever
May 11, 2021

PES Women: the Istanbul Convention saves lives – 10 years on, it is more important than ever

The Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence, known as the Istanbul Convention, opened for signatures on 11 May 2011.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity
PES Women: it is time to deliver on gender equality for a truly Social Europe
May 7, 2021

PES Women: it is time to deliver on gender equality for a truly Social Europe

Meeting online on the day of the EU Social Summit in Porto, the PES Women Statutory called on all EU leaders to put gender equality at the centre of their discussions and to advance equal rights and opportunities through the implementation of a Social Europe.

Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

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