Brussels 28.10.2021 The U.S. State Department announced Wednesday, October 27, it had issued its first passport with an “X” gender designation to add to male or female for those who do not identify as either one. .@StateDept continues to take steps to demonstrate our commitment to promoting the freedom, dignity, and equality of all people…
Tag: Gender equality
Tusk vows respect gender balance for EU top jobs
The president of European Union Council Donald Tusk announced he is looking for the best candidates for the EU’s top jobs this year and underlined he aimed to offer at least half of them to women. The European elections are a good omen for the EU with the highest turnout in 25 years. This proves that…
#8March: Europarl employees protest against inequality
#InternationalWomenDay European Parliament staff went on strike, protesting against inequality in the European parliament. In 60 years only two women reached the positions of speaker, however they both were elected last millennium. #InternationalWomansDay #Brussels employees of #Europarliament demonstration at doorstep. pic.twitter.com/wy1AHPPJ2f — Anna van Densky (@AnnaVanDensky) March 8, 2019 #FeministStrike at the European Parliament main…
International Women’s Day
“Europe ranks among the safest and most equal places for girls and women in the world”, says the statement of the European Commission issued on the occasion of the 8th of March International Women’s Day. “…Also in Europe women are still facing challenges, inequalities and threats in their everyday lives: abuses and harassment, lower wages,…
EU: women in politics striving for equality
Exactly one hundred years after women won the vote or were first elected to parliament in some EU countries, the data show that women continue to be under-represented in politics and public life, in the European Parliament, national parliaments and governments, and local assemblies. Virginija Langbakk, director of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shares…
Estonia – highest gender pay gap in EU
Approaching the International Women Day 2018, the EU assesses the work to be done to achieve gender equality. In 2016, the unadjusted gender pay gap stood at just over 16% in the European Union. In other words, women earned on average 84 cents for every euro a man makes per hour. Across Member States, the gender…
EU Commission concerned with Polish women retirement age
The European Commission is concerned that reintroducing a different retirement age for men and women in Poland could violate the bloc’s equality rules, according to a letter from Brussels. Different retirement ages for men& women worked well enough in UK for years.Poland objects?Did Uk Gov say t'was EU pic.twitter.com/rBVTx6NI2c — Martin Cole (@IroniesToo) August 8,…
G7 for gender equality
The leaders of the world’s most advanced economies at G7 Summit in Taormina are set to define gender equality among human rights after the US accepted the wording, according to European diplomats. Séance de travail au @G7 aujourd’hui pour collaborer à l’égalité des sexes et la croissance économique qui profite à tous. #G7taormina pic.twitter.com/FWnLWqYOgB —…
MEP Korwin-Mikke reprimanded over pejorative comments on women
Today the EP president Antonio Tajani announced the sanctions against Polish MEP Janusz Korwin-Mikke for his unacceptable remarks against women during a plenary debate on the “Gender pay gap” on 1 March 2017. According to the decision, the MEP will lose his daily subsistence allowance for thirty days, be suspended from parliamentary activities for ten…
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