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

Highlights - Changing the Lives of Girls and Women through External Relations – Vote – 24.4.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 23-04-2018 10:06 AM CEST The EU's Gender Action Plan 2010-2016 (GAP II) is the Union's framework for promoting gender equality and women and girls' empowerment in external relations in third and partner countries, as well as in international fora and agendas. GAP II constitutes the manifestation of the principles related to gender parity outlined in the new European Consensus on Development. Its goals are also key to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Against this background DEVE and FEMM committees will vote a draft implementation assessment report, whose rapporteurs are Ms Linda McAvan (S&D, UK) and Ms Dubravka Šuica (EPP, Croatia), that seeks to provide an initial evaluation of the strengths and weaknesses of GAP II at its first year of operation. 219 amendments have been tabled to the draft report. Source : © European Union, 2018 - EP Highlights - Mobbing and sexual harassment - Exchange of views on a Study – 25.4.2018 - Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality 23-04-2018 09:55 AM CEST Mobbing and sexual harassment are structural, widespread problems throughout Europe and the world, involving victims and perpetrators of all ages, educational backgrounds, incomes and social statuses. Harassment based on gender and sexual harassment are recognized as forms of discrimination and are therefore prohibited by EU Equal Treatment Directives. Members will have the opportunity to exchange views with one of the authors of the study commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs for the FEMM Committee, Mr Helge Hoel, Professor in Organisational Behaviour, University of Manchester. The exchange of views will bring valuable input for the report on "Measures to prevent and combat mobbing and sexual harassment at workplace, in public spaces, and political life in the EU" that FEMM will draft (Rapporteur: Ms Pina Picierno, S&D, Italy). Further information Link to the Study 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