European Parliament Alerts from the Women's Rights and Gender Equality committee

Highlights - Barbara Hendricks, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador: Exchange of views - 24.1.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 22-01-2018 10:43 AM CET The exchange of views with Ms Barbara Hendricks is aimed at better understanding the UNHCR role providing support to female refugees. Ms Hendricks, a world renowned classical singer, was appointed to the role of Goodwill Ambassador in 1987 and is UNHCR's longest-serving Ambassador. She supports UNHCR awareness-raising work and advocates for refugees' rights at national and international levels. During almost 3 decades, Ms Hendricks has visited refugees and policy makers all over the world. In 2017 she delivered a speech in the European Parliament on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Treaty of Rome, calling on the EU to address the challenges of the refugee crisis. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Gender Equality in EU Trade Agreements: Vote - 24.1.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 22-01-2018 10:43 AM CET Research has shown that trade and investment agreements have different effects on men and women, and countless studies have clearly demonstrated that trade is not a "gender neutral" policy area. The aim of the co-rapporteurs, Ms Malin Björk (GUE/NGL, Sweden) on behalf of FEMM and Ms Eleonora Forenza (GUE/NGL, Italy) on behalf of INTA, is to present concrete recommendations on what the EU could do to ensure that trade policies reflect gender equality objectives. The document is structured into three pillars dealing with general considerations and objectives; sector specific considerations an objectives; and actions needed at EU level. 339 amendments have been tabled. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Gender Equality in the Media Sector: Study presentation - 24.1.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 22-01-2018 10:49 AM CET The study on Gender Equality in the Media Sector in the EU will be presented by Opcit Research's senior researchers Ana FitzSimons, PhD and Sarah Priest, PhD. It examines key elements of the European policy agenda pertaining to gender equality in the media sector. It reviews existing research on women's representation within media content and the media workforce. The study provides analyses of actions to promote gender equality in the media at both the EU and Member State levels. Finally, it presents case studies of gender equality in the media in four Member States: Austria, Malta, Sweden, and the UK. The other authors of the study are: Katie McCracken, Director, Opcit Research, Sylvia Girstmair, Researcher and Professor Brenda Murphy, Professor of Gender Studies, University of Malta. Further information Study on Gender Equality in the Media Sector in the EU Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP QUESTIONS? STAY CONNECTED  Contact Us | This email was sent on behalf of the European Parliament · Bât. Altiero Spinelli · 60 rue Wiertz / Wiertzstraat 60 · B-1047 - Bruxelles/Brussels  · Belgium · Phone: +32(0)2 28 42111