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Pictured from left: S&D MEP Robert Biedroń, FEMM Committee Chair; S&D MEP Carina Ohlsson; S&D MEP Evelyn Regner, Vice President of the European Parliament; Zita Gurmai, PES Women President; S&D MEP Marc Angel, Vice President of the European Parliament; S&D MEP Marek Balt.
Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

PES European elections candidates pledge to protect women’s rights

PES Women at CSW: eradicate poverty of women and girls to strengthen global gender equality
Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

PES Women at CSW: eradicate poverty of women and girls to strengthen global gender equality

PES Women & Rainbow Rose: #ReclaimYourSpace in Serbia

PES Women & Rainbow Rose: #ReclaimYourSpace in Serbia

PES Women – the PES member organisation fighting for gender equality – and Rainbow Rose – the LGBTIQ organisation of the PES – are present…

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European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli

EU Care Strategy is a positive first step

European Commissioners Nicolas Schmit and Helena Dalli

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Upending Roe vs Wade threatens women’s rights in the US and all over the world

Upending Roe vs Wade threatens women’s rights in the US and all over the world

The PES and PES Women strongly condemn the United States Supreme Court decision to upend Roe vs Wade, and consequently women’s right to exercise their sexual and reproductive health and rights.

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PES celebrates agreement on women on boards Directive

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.

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IDAHOBIT: socialist family stands shoulder to shoulder with LGBTI community and emphasises push to Reclaim Your Space

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.

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True democracies are parity democracies, say PES Women

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.

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