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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11315

16 May 2015
EXTERNAL ACTION / (ae) mediterranean
UFM conference on gender inequality

Brussels, 15/05/2015 (Agence Europe) - The participation of women in the economic life of southern Mediterranean countries only stands at 23%.

This rate is the lowest in the world and is responsible for a 25% loss in these countries' GDP. Inequalities were also highlighted in wages and access to senior posts.

This situation was highlighted by the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM), which brought together nearly 250 experts in Barcelona on 9-21 May to discuss the role played by women in the...