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PES Women honours outgoing feminist Commissioner Helena Dalli
Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

PES Women honours outgoing feminist Commissioner Helena Dalli

File photo: PES Women President Zita Gurmai (left) and European Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli
Gender Equality, Feminism, Diversity

PES Women demands greater equality focus in open letter to Commission President

PES Women and Rainbow Rose: Europe needs a feminist outcry for equality

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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PES and PES Women praise proposed Directive on tackling gender-based violence

PES and PES Women praise proposed Directive on tackling gender-based violence

The proposal for a Directive to eradicate violence against women and domestic violence is a welcome step towards a safer Europe for all women, European socialists said today.

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PES Women Gender Equality Network calls for clear link between feminist and environmental policies, ahead of UN CSW66

PES Women Gender Equality Network calls for clear link between feminist and environmental policies, ahead of UN CSW66

The fight against climate change and gender inequalities must be a joint one, this was the main conclusion of today’s PES Women Network which focussed on “a progressive model for gender-transformative climate action”.

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PES Women: inaction in 2022 will cost women’s freedoms, safety and lives

PES Women: inaction in 2022 will cost women’s freedoms, safety and lives

EU leaders and politicians at all levels must step up the fight for gender equality, the PES Women Executive demanded as it met online for its first meeting of this year.

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PES Women on International Human Rights Day: “Women’s rights are human rights”

PES Women on International Human Rights Day: “Women’s rights are human rights”

Meeting online today, the PES Women Executive marked International Human Rights Day by reiterating that gender equality is a fundamental right that must be defended.

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The line has been crossed. Europe must become a zero-tolerance zone for gender-based violence.

The line has been crossed. Europe must become a zero-tolerance zone for gender-based violence.

PES Women and its national member organisations are committed to fighting for a Europe where everyone, no matter their gender, can lead a life free from violence. That is why PES Women around today’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women are launching their latest campaign with the slogan “The line has been crossed – Zero tolerance zone for gender-based violence”.

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