Europe: Parliament calls for quotas to step up women's participation in politics and business
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15 Mar 2012 - Legislation to reduce the gender pay gap and quotas to boost the numbers of women on company boards and in political bodies are among several proposals approved by Parliament on Tuesday to tackle gender inequality in the EU.
Parliament reiterates its call for new laws introducing quotas to boost female representation in corporate boards, should national measures fail to achieve this, in a resolution drafted by Sophia in't Veld (ALDE, NL), on Parliament's 2011 annual report on gender equality in the EU.
For the full story, see European Parliament News.
15 Mar 2012 - Legislation to reduce the gender pay gap and quotas to boost the numbers of women on company boards and in political bodies are among several proposals approved by Parliament on Tuesday to tackle gender inequality in the EU.
Parliament reiterates its call for new laws introducing quotas to boost female representation in corporate boards, should national measures fail to achieve this, in a resolution drafted by Sophia in't Veld (ALDE, NL), on Parliament's 2011 annual report on gender equality in the EU.
For the full story, see European Parliament News.