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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 10802

9 March 2013
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) women
Statements for International Women's Day - but little action

Brussels, 08/03/2013 (Agence Europe) - Suddenly on 8 March, there was a flurry of fine words on gender equality to mark International Women's Day, focussing on reducing the pay gap between men and women, but with little in the way of tangible action to put the words into action.

As the president of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, rightly explained, gender equality only exists on paper because women are being harder hit by the economic crisis, with higher unemployment and less secure...

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SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EXTERNAL ACTION
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
CALENDAR OF EVENTS