Equal opportunities - 12.09.2007
500 municipalities and regions sign CEMR charter for equality of women and men
500 European municipalities, cities and regions have now signed the charter for equality of women and men in local life, launched by the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR), in May 2006.
The 500th signatory is the German city of Westerstede, in Lower Saxony. By signing the charter, the city commits itself to promote gender-based equality and implement the principles of the charter in its constituency. These include the balanced participation of women and men in the decision making process, the assertion that a gender perspective will be taken into account in all activities of local and regional government, and the drawing up of action plans adequately ...
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