{"id":6199,"date":"2019-03-08T12:09:32","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T11:09:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/?p=6199"},"modified":"2023-12-29T12:20:11","modified_gmt":"2023-12-29T11:20:11","slug":"etuc-call-for-gender-equality-in-european-elections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/etuc-call-for-gender-equality-in-european-elections\/","title":{"rendered":"ETUC call for gender equality in European elections"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_auto\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"g-cols wpb_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-2 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vc_col-sm-8 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_432d3f53\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>ETUC launches a call on <a href=\"https:\/\/unionsyndicale.eu\/en\/?s=women&amp;lang=en\">Women&#8217;s day<\/a> to vote for gender equality in European elections. The European elections in May are the most important for decades \u2013 and the turnout and vote of women will be crucial to halt the rise of the anti-European and far-right parties.<\/p>\n<p>On 8 March \u2013 International Women\u2019s Day &#8211; the European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) launches a call for women to vote in the European elections, and to vote for women candidates who support gender equality and trade union demands for a fairer Europe for all workers.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe trade union movement stands up for women\u2019s rights and women\u2019s participation in our democracy \u2013 as voters and as candidates\u201d <\/em>said Montserrat Mir, ETUC Confederal Secretary.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWomen can make a big difference in stopping the rise of the far-right and in standing up for democracy in Europe. Women are less likely to vote than men, but they are also less likely to vote for extreme populist or far-right parties.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cWe are calling on women to come out to vote in the European elections in May, and to support women candidates who support \u2013 and whose parties support &#8211; a fairer Europe for workers, including equality between women and men.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cGender equality is above all a question of social justice and social progress. It is the exact opposite of what far-right and ultra-conservative nationalist parties want, which is to whip up hatred of migrants, constructive European cooperation and equality between women and men.\u201d \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The ETUC has issued its election programme for \u2018A fairer Europe for workers\u2019 which contains several claims for the EU on gender equality, including<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ensuring equal pay \u2013 for the same work or work of the same value &#8211; for women and men in all EU countries<\/li>\n<li>Fully implementing the European Pillar of Social Rights adopted by the EU in 2017 including the right to gender equality<\/li>\n<li>Calling for EU action to defend women\u2019s rights<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The ETUC has long pressed \u00a0the EU to adopt a strong political strategy to achieve gender equality and to tackle harassment and violence against women, and will continue to fight for women\u2019s rights.<\/p>\n<p>For the full electoral programme 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