… delivered this speech at an event organised by EIGE and UN Women Germany on 15 October 2020. In March this year, … in the EU. Women are less likely to be in paid work than men, with 67 % of working age women in employment, compared … We need both legislative and cultural change. Persistent gender stereotypes can hinder the effect of even the best …
… Thank you for inviting EIGE- the European Institute for GenderEquality – to this timely discussion. This year we mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (BPfA) – a milestone in the worldwide … a comprehensive roadmap for equal rights between women andmen. That same year, in 1995, the European Council …
… The principle of gender mainstreaming consists of taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of women andmen in all Community policies and actions. The gender impact …