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"Equal opportunities, addressed in Article 23 of the Charter, are a fundamental right and a value that we hold dear. Since 1975, the date of the first directive on equal pay and treatment, progress has certainly been made, but a great deal remains to be done.
Statistics broken down by gender and the gender dimension that is included in all our policies are essential prerequisites. Practical actions to ensure that parents, both men and women, can benefit from infrastructures such as nurseries, for example, which enable them to reconcile family life and working life, would constitute a considerable step forwards.
Our actions must increase the population’s awareness of changes in mentality so that finally more women gain access to positions of responsibility and to supposedly typically ‘masculine’ careers. This also requires a common effort to be made with the social partners to ensure that this fundamental principle is applied in every company and in all collective bargaining.
Equal pay is only one issue within equality between men and women; let us not forget domestic violence, sexual exploitation, etc. Europe has a duty to set an example. I thank Mrs Kratsa for having pursued this approach."@en1
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