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Gender equality - 09.06.2015
EU Parliament recognises local government’s role to advance gender equality Today's vote by the European Parliament on “The EU Strategy for equality between women and men post 2015” is an important victory for municipalities and regions, as it calls on the Commission to create incentives for local government to promote gender equality.
Approximately 1500 municipalities, cities and regions from 32 European countries have signed the Charter and are taking action to improve gender equality in a wide range of policy areas - employment, public transport and social affairs. As a reaction to this vote, the chair of CEMR’s standing committee for equality, Ewa ...
Approximately 1500 municipalities, cities and regions from 32 European countries have signed the Charter and are taking action to improve gender equality in a wide range of policy areas - employment, public transport and social affairs. As a reaction to this vote, the chair of CEMR’s standing committee for equality, Ewa ...
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