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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10569

8 March 2012
Contents Publication in full By article 11 / 25
SECTORAL POLICY / (ae) women
Women's Day - other issues to be addressed beyond wage gaps

Brussels, 07/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - On the approach to International Women's Day on Thursday 8 March, three areas of concern can be distinguished in the struggle for gender equality: the under-representation of women in management positions and in politics, along with women's increased likelihood of experiencing poverty or hardship during pension age (even though there are 40% more women aged over 65 than men). With International Women's Day slogan being “equal pay for equal work”,...

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