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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11741

9 March 2017
SECTORAL POLICIES / Women
Europe still has some way to go to achieve gender equality
Brussels, 08/03/2017 (Agence Europe)

Without a step change, it will take another century to bridge the pay gap between men and women, it is pointed out in a new European Commission report published on 8 March to coincide with International Women’s Day.

“Women face multiple discrimination. We must not rest on our laurels. It is a question of fairness and good economic sense”, said Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality Commissioner Vera Jourova. She was accompanied in the press room by three other women, there to share...

Contents

EUROPEAN COUNCIL
SECTORAL POLICIES
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EXTERNAL ACTION
SOCIAL AFFAIRS
NEWS BRIEFS