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"en.20120313.17.2-293-000"2
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"Equality between women and men is a fundamental principle of the European Union and, in spite of the progress that has been made, many inequalities still remain between women and men. I call on European institutions and Member States to devise a clear strategy aimed at rectifying the gender pay gap, including a European target to reduce the pay gap by 10% in each Member State, thereby ensuring equal pay for women and men for the same work and the same qualifications. Member States must include female workers in particular in training and vocational training programmes for ‘green jobs’, which are regarded by the Commission as a ‘key growth segment’ of the European labour market.
The representation of women in the political decision-making process has not shown any improvement. The gender balance in terms of representation in national parliaments has remained unchanged at 24% for women and 76% for men, while the percentage of female members of parliament in certain Member States does not exceed 15%, with women accounting for 23% of ministers overall. The Commission must propose legislation, including quotas, in 2012 to increase female representation in corporate management bodies to 30% by 2015 and to 40% by 2020, while taking account of specific economic, legal and regional features."@en1
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