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Promoting Gender Equality in the EU: Breaking Barriers and Empowering Women

Explore the EU's commitment to equality between women and men, delving into gender roles, economic independence, and underrepresentation in leadership positions. Learn about initiatives to close the gender pay gap, promote gender balance in decision-making roles, and combat violence against women.

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Promoting Gender Equality in the EU: Breaking Barriers and Empowering Women

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  1. Equalitybetween Women and Men is one of the EU’s Founding Values

  2. Gender roles and traditions Born with equal opportunities but educational and career expectations are different. As an adult, he will earn 16% more.

  3. Balancing work and family responsibilities

  4. Equal Economic Independence Across EU employment 75,8% average rate for men, 62,5% for women

  5. Gender Pay Gap

  6. Women are underrepresented in positions of responsibility in politics and business

  7. Improve economic governance Promote Banking Union Establish Deposit Guarantee Mechanism Proportion of women on boards of large listed companies in the EU

  8. A major step towards breaking through the ‘‘glass ceiling’’ Objective for 40% representation of women on Boards

  9. Gender Balance in decision-making positions Women are underrepresented in positions of responsibility in politics

  10. Zero tolerance of violence against women

  11. Tools for gender equality The role of men in gender equality

  12. Hellenic Presidency’s priorities on gender equality

  13. CONCLUSIONS

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