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International women's day - 05.03.2020
The EU’s Gender Equality Strategy must support efforts to empower local women leaders Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s 2020-2024 Gender Equality Strategy, local representatives call on all the EU institutions to support efforts to increase the share of women in decision-making, particularly in local government.
“There are 1 million local and regional elected officials in Europe, but only about 30% of those are women”, said Silvia Baraldi, Municipal Councillor of Legnago (Italy) and Vice-President of CEMR’s Standing Committee for Equality. “Closing the gender gap locally can have huge leverage effects in terms of making our societies more ...
“There are 1 million local and regional elected officials in Europe, but only about 30% of those are women”, said Silvia Baraldi, Municipal Councillor of Legnago (Italy) and Vice-President of CEMR’s Standing Committee for Equality. “Closing the gender gap locally can have huge leverage effects in terms of making our societies more ...
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