Programme

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A gender lens on poverty

9.30  Introduction

  • Sif Holst, President of the Ad Hoc Group on Equality of the EESC
  • Oliver Röpke, President of the EESC

9.45 Gender, poverty and EU elections,

  • Exchange of views with the participation of Maria Eugenia Rodriguez Palop, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

10.10 The European Union’s outlook at the 68th meeting of the UN Commission on the Status of Women,

  • Presentation with the participation of Chiara Adamo, European Commission. Head of Unit “Gender, Human Rights and Democratic Governance” at DG INTPA.

10.30 The stakeholders’ view on the gender dimension of poverty,

Debate with the participation of:

  • Florence Raes, Director of UN Women Brussels Liaison Office
  • Viviane Teitelbaum, Vice-President of The European Women’s lobby
  • Q&A

11.20 Conclusions

The event will be web streamed via the EESC website.