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For Committee of Regions, quotas and parity requirements are necessary to achieve gender equality in politics

Brussels, 26/10/2023 (Agence Europe)

At a conference organised by the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) on Wednesday 25 October, EU regional and local leaders called for greater political participation by women, including at local level.

Echoing the position expressed by the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) in its 2023 Gender Equality Index (see EUROPE B13278A20), they supported the introduction of “concrete solutions like quotas or parity requirements to achieve equality”. They also called for more...