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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: equal representation of women in decision-making is crucial for strong European democracies

PES Women: equal representation of women in decision-making is crucial for strong European democracies

Ahead of the online debate ‘#MakeHerCount for Democracy’ in the context of the high-level conference “With Courage. For Europe.”, PES Women Statutory members met online today to discuss the importance of more inclusive and equal representation of women in all their diversity in European decision-making.

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PES Women: the Istanbul Convention saves lives – 10 years on, it is more important than ever

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

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

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

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

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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