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Highlights - 62nd Session of the UN Committee on the Status of Women (CSW) - FEMM Mission - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 19-03-2018 12:59 PM CET Between 19 -21 March, a delegation of nine FEMM MEPs will participate at the 62nd session of the UN CSW. The priority theme of the session is "Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls", while the review theme focuses on participation in and access of women to the media, and ICTs. In this respect, the European Parliament has adopted several recommendations focused on access to education, healthcare, land ownership, decision-making, access to services and access of women to the media. The delegation members will meet H.E. António Guterres, Secretary-General of the UN, and representatives of UN bodies and civil society organisations. The European Parliament will organise a side event devoted to "Rural women as change makers". Further information Link to EP Recommendations Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Modernisation of Education in the EU – Vote – 27.03.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 19-03-2018 12:55 PM CET The draft opinion to the CULT draft report, whose rapporteur is Ms Michaela Šojdrová (EPP, Czech Republic), focuses on the gender aspect of the education reform, pointing out the gap between female graduates of sciences and technologies and their presence in the labour market, and points to the importance of the balanced representation of women and men on boards of schools, universities and research institutes. The draft CULT report responds to the Commission initiatives addressing schools, higher education and graduate tracking, which are part of the ''New Skills Agenda for Europe" (see links below). 75 amendments have been tabled and 10 compromise amendments have been proposed by the rapporteur. Further information Link to the Proposal for a Council Recommendation on tracking graduates Link to the Communication on a renewed EU agenda for higher education Link to the Communication on School development and excellent teaching for a great start in life Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Visit of Commissioner Věra Jourová- Exchange of views- 27.3.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 19-03-2018 12:47 PM CET FEMM will host an exchange of views with Commissioner Jourová. The event will bring FEMM MEPs the opportunity to discuss with the Commissioner on Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality about the main topics related to women's rights under the Commissioner's portfolio. The New Action Plan on Tackling the Gender Pay Gap will be one of the main subjects of the exchange of views as well as the situation of the Work-Life Balance Package. Both topics, along with the elimination of violence against women (especially the state of play of the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention) and the promotion of women in decision-making roles, are the cornerstones of a comprehensive women's empowerment agenda. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Latest news - Next FEMM Committee meetings - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 19-03-2018 12:43 PM CET The next Committee meeting will be held on: Joint LIBE/FEMM meeting 20 March 2018 from 9.00 to 9.30 in room PHS3C50, Brussels FEMM meeting 27 March 2018 from 14.30 to 18.30 in room JAN4Q1, Brussels All the meetings are broadcasted live and recorded unless otherwise indicated. Further information Calendar 2018 FEMM latest press releases 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