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MATERNITY & PATERNITY LEAVE IMPLICATIONS

Tuesday, March 16, 2010 Maternity and paternity leave: what are the implications?
Women’s rights/Equal opportunities
An assessment of the likely impact of prolonging maternity leave to 20 weeks on full pay and introducing two weeks' paternity leave EU-wide was requested by ...

MEPs CALL FOR EQUAL PAY

Tuesday, March 09, 2010


The continuing pay gap between men and women in the EU, violence against women
and more female MEPs were some of the issues raised in the Parliament during International
Women's Day on Monday. Several MEPs also criticised the fact th...

EU COMMISSION AIMS TO REDUCE GENDER PAY GAP

Monday, March 08, 2010 European Commission aims to significantly reduce the gender pay gap The European Commission plans to use a series of measures aimed at significantly reducing the pay...

EP RESOLUTION ON BEIJING + 15

Friday, February 26, 2010 Women's rights: strategic goals of Beijing Platform not yet achieved  To achieve quicker de facto gender equality, Commission and Member States should adopt and implement specific gender equality policies, Parliament said in a ...

IMPUNITY OF RAPE

Thursday, February 25, 2010 Impunity for rape of women has to be stopped [11/01/10] Sexual assault crimes must be taken more seriously by governments and parliaments. The injuries inflicted by rape are deep and long-lasting, in many cases gravel...

EUROPEAN GENDER EQUALITY REVIEW

Thursday, February 25, 2010 European Gender Equality Law Review
In this fourth issue of the European Gender Equality Law Review several experts via their individual contrib...

LANDMARK CASE ON ABORTION IN US

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 LANDMARK CASE ON ABORTION
On Jan. 22, 1973, the Supreme Court handed down its Roe vs. Wade decision, which legalized abortion. http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0122.htmlHigh Court Rules Abortions Legal the First 3 State Ban Ruled...

EU and Poverty

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
La pauvreté touche 17% des habitants de l'Union européenne

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New Roma website

Tuesday, January 26, 2010 New EU Roma website 
You want to know what the EU does for the Roma? We invite you to visit the brand new EU Roma web portal: www.ec.europa.eu/rom
The Roma web portal works as a central source to gather and present information on Commission act...

EU EQUALITY LAW IN MEMBER STATES 2009

Tuesday, January 26, 2010
The present publication provides a brief and general overview of the main f...

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