News & press releases
European Unequal Pay Day 2019: PES Women call on the first female Commission President to close the gender pay gap
Today, on European Unequal Pay Day, PES Women is calling on the incoming Commission President to finally close the gender pay gap. The PES member organisation – which fights for female empowerment and gender equality – has mounted a campaign to end pay discrimination, and has sent a specially designed campaign postcard to Ursula von der Leyen.
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Commission has its champion for equality in Helena Dalli
The European Commission finally has its equality champion, the Party of European Socialists (PES) said today as Commission-delegate Helena Dalli spoke in front of a Parliamentary hearing on the new Commission.
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New mandate must bring equality for women
Gender equality and parity within the institutions must be priorities for the next mandate, PES Women said today as it released a statement ‘Call for a feminist Europe’.
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OpEd: It’s time for feminism at the European elections
The European election campaign is in full swing. With just days to go, a lot is at stake – not just the composition of the European Parliament, but the soul of Europe.
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Women deserve more: a progressive European Commission will protect and promote women’s rights
Today, on International Women’s Day, the PES stands up across Europe to promote women’s rights and fight inequality and discrimination.
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Women deserve more
Women deserve more, this was the message from PES Women as the group launched its 2019 Equal Pay Day campaign.
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