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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11547
SECTORAL POLICIES / (ae) women

Europe struggling to legislate on gender equality

Brussels, 09/05/2016 (Agence Europe) - Will the directive on quotas for women suffer the same fate as the one on maternity leave? In the Council, the issue seems to be at a standstill, with a minority of member states opposing it on the grounds of proportionality and subsidiarity.

Three and a half years ago, the Commission presented a draft directive with the aim of shattering the glass ceiling that prevents women from making it to decision-making posts in major European companies (see...

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ECONOMY - FINANCE
SECTORAL POLICIES
EXTERNAL ACTION
INSTITUTIONAL
NEWS BRIEFS
WEEKLY SUPPLEMENT