European Economic
and Social Committee
European Economic
and Social Committee
The European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) is the voice of organised civil society in Europe.
Find out more about its role and structure at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/about
The EESC issues between 160 and 190 opinions, evaluation and information reports a year.
It also organises several annual initiatives and events with a focus on civil society and citizens’ participation such as the Civil Society Prize, the Civil Society Days, the Your Europe, Your Say youth plenary and the ECI Day.
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The EESC is active in a wide range of areas, from social affairs to economy, energy and sustainability.
Learn more about our policy areas and policy highlights at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/policies
The EESC holds nine plenary sessions per year. It also organises many conferences, public hearings and high-level debates related to its work.
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Read the latest EESC news http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/news and press releases http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/news-media/press-releases
The EESC brings together representatives from all areas of organised civil society, who give their independent advice on EU policies and legislation. The EESC's326 Members are organised into three groups: Employers, Workers and Various Interests.
Find out more about our Members and groups at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/members-groups
The EESC has six sections, specialising in concrete topics of relevance to the citizens of the European Union, ranging from social to economic affairs, energy, environment, external relations or the internal market.
Find out more at http://www.eesc.europa.eu/en/sections-other-bodies
EGSO je 8. ožujka, prigodom Međunarodnog dana žena, organizirao konferenciju „Žene na tržištu rada” koja je održana u sjeni rata. Sudionici su odali počast iznimnim ukrajinskim ženama i njihovoj snazi, hrabrosti i otpornosti.
U svojem uvodnom govoru predsjednica EGSO-a Christa Schweng spomenula je ukrajinske žene i djevojčice koje su prisiljene napustiti svoju zemlju, zbog čega su izložene povećanom riziku od nasilja.
Isto tako, predsjednica Ad hoc skupine za ravnopravnost i članica EGSO-a Maria Nikolopoulou je istaknula: „Žene, majke i supruge našle su se u ratnoj zoni. Mnoge od njih pridružile su se vojsci, dok druge pokušavaju pobjeći strašnih napada. Pridružujemo se pozivima civilnog društva koje zahtijeva okončanje rata u svim zemljama.“
Pandemija COVID-a 19 dodatno je povećala rodno uvjetovane razlike u zaposlenosti te je također pridonijela porastu nasilja i uznemiravanja na radnom mjestu.
Povjerenica za ravnopravnost Helena Dalli najavila je da će Europska komisija predstaviti prijedlog direktive o borbi protiv nasilja nad ženama i nasilja u kućanstvu koja bi bila obvezujuća za sve države članice.
Kad je riječ o sektoru umjetne inteligencije, žene čine samo 16 % radne snage, što znači da preostalih 84 % čine muškarci koji donose odluke i preuzimaju vodeću ulogu. „Nedostatak žena u ovom sektoru znači da će cjelokupni svijet budućnosti oblikovati muškarci, uz njihovu moguću pristranost”, izjavila je gđa Schweng. (at)