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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.
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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.
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Build consent culture across Europe to stamp out sexual violence, PES Women urge
Meeting online today, the PES Women Executive called for a new narrative around healthy relationships: consent culture must become the norm across Europe to prevent and prosecute gender-based violence, specifically sexual violence.
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International Women’s Day: it is time to #MakeHerCount
On International Women’s Day, PES Women brings together women on the coronavirus frontline and progressive leaders to call for a fair deal for women. It is time to #MakeHerCount.
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PES Women Gender Equality Network spotlights need for gender sensitive COVID-19 recovery and European Pillar of Social Rights
Gender-sensitive national recovery and resilience plans, coupled with an ambitious EU Action Plan to deliver on the European Pillar of Social Rights, are needed to recover from the pandemic and to boost gender equality. That was the message of the PES Women Gender Equality Network today.
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PES Women: 2021 must be a turning point for gender equality and women’s rights
Meeting online for the first time this year, the PES Women Executive reiterated its call and commitment to place women’s rights and gender equality at the centre of European politics in 2021.
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