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Belgium to introduce gender quotas for top management of state firms
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (255+ words) Belgium was one of the first countries in the world to introduce a legal gender quota for boards of directors in 2011 One third of seats on management boards and executive committees of Belgium's state-owned companies will have to be held…...
MEPs back abortion access despite right-wing opposition
1+ week, 2+ day ago (69+ words) The EU has finally shown that sexual and reproductive healthcare is a basic human right," Al-Sahlani said Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipisicing elit. Ab corporis deserunt exercitationem in itaque rerum ullam voluptates. Asperiores at consectetur dolores harum magnam…...
Closing EU's healthcare gender gap, advancing women’s health equality
2+ week, 3+ day ago (130+ words) Improving Europe's gender-responsive approach to healthcare can strengthen resilience, advance health equity, put women's needs at the centre of innovation Improving Europe's gender-responsive approach to healthcare can strengthen resilience, advance health equity, put women's needs at the centre of innovation…...
Closing the gender gap in health, Europe’s persistent challenge
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1448+ words) Persistent gaps in research and care leave many women invisible in a healthcare system built for men Undertreated, misdiagnosed, invisible. That's the persistent reality for most women around the world, and Europe is no exception. A call to action for…...
Beyond the stigma - How can Europe improve support for women and postpartum mental health?
3+ week, 1+ day ago (151+ words) Launched in 2023, the European Commission's Comprehensive Approach to Mental Health is a holistic EU-wide strategy promoting prevention, access to care, and social inclusion, aiming to embed mental health across all policies and support well-being through early detection, assistance for vulnerable…...
Italy breaks EU ranks by classifying femicide as a crime
4+ week, 1+ day ago (680+ words) But the classification also reveals how far Italy is from agreeing on a broader approach to gender-based violence ROME " Italy now counts among the few EU countries that define femicide as its own crime, a move welcomed by many but…...
Italy votes to makes femicide a crime
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (225+ words) Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni called the measure a tool to "defend the freedom and dignity of every woman" Italian lawmakers on Tuesday unanimously backed a bill making femicide " the intentional killing of women or girls " a specific crime punishable by…...
The economic toll of violence against women
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (625+ words) Europe's long-standing struggle with gender inequality is no longer just a social issue " it's an economic liability For years, Europe has treated gender inequality and gender-based violence as moral failings outside the EU's core agenda.But that approach is becoming…...
The Brief – The EU's moral failure to women
1+ mon, 1+ day ago (630+ words) On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, Europe should ask whether its institutions are more effective by detaching themselves from the pain they claim to address? Victims of sexual abuse carry a grief that rarely fits…...
Thousands march in France to demand action on violence against women
1+ mon, 3+ day ago (323+ words) "A man kills a woman every 2.5 days in France," read one placard distributed by the feminist collective NousToutes Thousands of protesters across France braved the cold on Saturday to express their anger over the persistence of violence against women and…...