Programme

10.30 a.m. Introduction by the President of the Ad Hoc Group on Equality, Maria Nikolopoulou, EESC member

10.40 a.m. Address by the EESC President, Christa Schweng

10.50 a.m. Video messages

• Helena Dalli, European Commissioner for Equality
• Robert Biedroń, Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

11.00 a.m. Thematic presentations followed by an exchange of views with EESC members and audience on:

• Fighting work-related harassment, by Manuela Tomei, Director of Conditions of Work and Equality Department at the International Labour Organization;
• Addressing gender stereotypes in education, training and career choices, by Mary Collins, Senior Policy and Advocacy Coordinator at the European Women’s Lobby;
• Promoting work-life balance, by Marta Junqué Surià, co-coordinator at the Barcelona Time Use Initiative for a Healthy Society;
• Fostering female entrepreneurship, by Srita Heide, Special Representative on Diversity, Human Resources and Business.

12 noon Debate

12.40 p.m. Cultural event

• Introduction by Giulia Barbucci, EESC Vice-President for Budget
• “...because I am a woman?”, video performance by Patrycja Alenkuć, Polish artist and dancer

Simultaneous interpretation DE/EN/FR
N.B.: The event will be webstreamed via the EESC website