Press release - International Women’s Day celebrated in plenary

Just before the opening of the session on Monday, Parliament marked 2021 International Womens Day, focussing on womens empowerment and leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/press-room/20210304IPR99215/

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Tuesday, March 9, 2021

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Countries, Foreign relations, Government, Feminism, In Turkey, Istanbul Convention, Gender pay gap, International Women's Day, Violence against women

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Just before the opening of the session on Monday, Parliament marked 2021 International Womens Day, focussing on womens empowerment and leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Regarding the gender pay gap, he added, Women in Europe earn on average 14.1% less than men.
The Commissions proposal for binding pay transparency measures will be central to our work.
President Sassoli concluded by calling for all member states to ratify the Istanbul Convention, and for the EU to make violence against women a European-wide crime.