Jämställdhet

The EESC Fundamental Rights and Rule of Law Group held a public hearing on protecting women's sexual and reproductive health and rights. Participants in the debate called for free health services, access to contraception, more inclusive policies, and reproductive and sexual education. This debate was organised in collaboration with the EESC Equality Group as part of a series of EESC events following up on the European Parliament's Gender Equality Week initiative.

At its July plenary, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) debated the Commission's draft directive to tackle gender-based violence and gender equality in presence of Cristina Fabre of the European Institute for Gender Equality. The Committee adopted two opinions with recommendations for making the legislation more effective in combatting such an issue of epidemic proportions and demanded for its inclusion in the list of EU crimes.

Sista ansökningsdag: 6 september

Europeiska ekonomiska och sociala kommittén uppmanar civilsamhällesorganisationer och enskilda personer i hela EU att lämna in bidrag till kommitténs flaggskeppsinitiativ priset till det civila samhället. I år belönar EESK initiativ som syftar till att bekämpa könsstereotyper genom att främja lika möjligheter för kvinnor och män och lika behandling av dem inom alla områden av det ekonomiska och sociala livet.