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"Thank you very much for your supplementary questions.
I agree with you that the figures you mentioned might not seem as ambitious as you would like them to be in the future, but the truth is that since we started with equal opportunity policies within the Commission in 1995, we have managed to increase the presence of women in top positions fivefold. This means that now there are five times as many women in these positions than before. Of course, we have to look at the baseline. I agree with you that it was very low. We also have to compare in what kind of environment in Europe we are operating.
This is also part of the response to the second question, namely, that policies for creating these conditions for women, not only in the EU institutions but also in the Member States, must still be improved. First, we need to create suitable conditions for women so that they can actually work in these high positions, which means adequate childcare, adequate working facilities, flexitime and other conditions which actually allow women to be in these high positions. Of course, these conditions are being created gradually. I think we have achieved quite high standards in the European institutions and you can see the various levels at which these conditions have been secured among the Member States.
Therefore, my colleague, Vice-President Reding, is now proposing a strategy which will be called gender balance in business leadership. So far, this is a staff working document, which will be discussed with business leaders in two months’ time, and then the public consultations will start. What are the lessons to be learned in this process? Should we go through an obligatory quota system? Should we go for the system we have in the Commission, where we are trying to create a conducive environment and managerial incentives for those DGs which can actually fulfil the goals established for women? I think that after that, we will see appropriate results."@en1
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