Women and the European Union 1 ?

2020 OBJECTIVES : Putting an end to gender-based violence Fighting stereotypes Closing the gender gap in the labour market Compensating for the gender gap in family responsibilities (parental leave) Getting to equal pay for equal work Achieving a gender balance in decision-making and politics DID YOU Signed by the EU and its Member States, it has not yet been ratified by six of them, KNOW although. [...] It took almost 10 years 2012 2022 for the directive to reach an agreement between the Council and the European Parliament at the end of 2022. [...] PURPOSE OF THE DIRECTIVE: +40% Occupancy of Impose dissuasive BY non-executive penalties on companies 2026 directorships by the that do not comply with under-represented sex the rules DID YOU 31.5% of company board members are women KNOW 8% of board chair are women ? 60% of new university graduates in the EU are women Source: June 2022, study by the European Institute Have a look at the infographi. [...] Criminalise the most serious Introduce targeted This proposal aims to : forms of violence against minimum rules women DID YOU In February 2024, the European Parliament and the Council agreed on a directive to fight violence against women and KNOW domestic violence: prohibition of forced marriages, genital FEB. [...] FRANCE IRELAND RIGHT RIGHT SINCE SINCE 1975 2019 The average waiting time between the wish Although a majority of Irish citizens voted 66% to have an abortion and the actual procedure in favour of legalising abortion, some sections of varies by several days depending on the region.