Brussels, 13/03/2012 (Agence Europe) - In the wake of International Women's Day and the announcement that a public consultation is to be held on quotas for women sitting of the boards of large companies, the European Parliament (EP) passed two reports on gender equality in Strasbourg on Tuesday 13 March.
In adopting the report by Sirpa Pietikäinen (EPP, Finland) the EP called for gender parity in political decision making. The EP also adopted the report by Sophia in 't Veld (ALDE,...