Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2005-03-08-Speech-2-032"
| Predicate | Value (sorted: default) |
|---|---|
| rdf:type | |
| dcterms:Date | |
| dcterms:Is Part Of | |
| dcterms:Language | |
| lpv:document identification number |
"en.20050308.6.2-032"2
|
| lpv:hasSubsequent | |
| lpv:speaker | |
| lpv:spokenAs | |
| lpv:translated text |
"Mr President, in my speech I will focus just on equality and equal pay in the EU countries. Unfortunately, the European Union has barely made any progress in matters of equal pay. I cannot think of any single case in recent years in which there has been any genuine success in promoting gender equality in matters of equal pay.
The representative of the Council spoke just now and said that the ministers responsible for equality in the EU countries are committed to the development of strategies to promote women’s employment and skills. It is as if we women had no skills. Perhaps we do not have the skill to catch up in the equal pay stakes, and that is where our skills should be developed.
President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, now is the time to take action to prevent us from losing our credibility completely and to enable us to fulfil the promises that have been given to women, children and men. In ten years the EU could set itself the objective of achieving equal pay for women and men once and for all.
Finally, I would like to say that equality is not something to reflect on just one day a year. International Women’s Day should not be a day on which women are humiliated by being eulogised."@en1
|
Named graphs describing this resource:
The resource appears as object in 2 triples