Translation of "Conseillère en politiques sur la condition féminine " (French → English) :

36. Calls on the Commission to promote programmes and campaigns (such as "The world through women's eyes") for encouraging women to become more socially, politically, and culturally active, taking into account women's role in the dialogue between generations and society's sustainability and prosperity; calls therefore for girls and women to be given better information on the concept of European citizenship and the rights pertaining thereto, particularly in socially and geographically isolated regions; stresses that the aim of these ...[+++]information campaigns should be to improve women's participation in political life and the decision-making process; stresses the need to promote measures to overcome the gender digital divide so as to provide women with the tools to take part in the dialogue on Europe under equal conditions; congratulates the Commission on the choice of projects to be co-funded, under plan D, by its representations, which include many projects run by women's organisations and many projects involving women; stresses the need to encourage citizens" participation when it comes to issues such as gender violence or human trafficking, where the involvement of society is vital if progress is to be made in resolving the problem; acknowledges the problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills of women, and urges the Commission to include more women in task forces and working groups, engaged with the issues of family life, childcare, education etc.;

36. Calls on the Commission to promote programmes and campaigns (such as "The world through women's eyes") for encouraging women to become more socially, politically, and culturally active, taking into account women's role in the dialogue between generations and society's sustainability and prosperity; calls therefore for girls and women to be given better information on the concept of European citizenship and the rights pertaining thereto, particularly in socially and geographically isolated regions; stresses that the aim of these ...[+++]information campaigns should be to improve women's participation in political life and the decision-making process; stresses the need to promote measures to overcome the gender digital divide so as to provide women with the tools to take part in the dialogue on Europe under equal conditions; congratulates the Commission on the choice of projects to be co-funded, under plan D, by its representations, which include many projects run by women's organisations and many projects involving women; stresses the need to encourage citizens" participation when it comes to issues such as gender violence or human trafficking, where the involvement of society is vital if progress is to be made in resolving the problem; acknowledges the problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills of women, and urges the Commission to include more women in task forces and working groups, engaged with the issues of family life, childcare, education etc.;

36. Calls on the Commission to promote programmes and campaigns (such as "The world through women’s eyes") for encouraging women’s social, political, and cultural activeness, taking into account women’s role in the dialogue between generations and society's sustainability and prosperity; calls therefore for girls and women to be given better information on the concept of European citizenship and the rights pertaining thereto, particularly in socially and geographically isolated regions; stresses that the aim of these information cam ...[+++]paigns should be to improve women's participation in political life and the decision-making process; stresses the need to promote measures to overcome the gender digital divide so as to provide women with the tools to take part in the dialogue on Europe under equal conditions; congratulates the Commission on the choice of projects to be co-funded, under plan D, by its representations, which include many projects run by women’s organisations and many projects involving women; stresses the need to encourage citizens’ participation when it comes to issues such as gender violence or human trafficking, where the involvement of society is vital if progress is to be made in resolving the problem; acknowledges the problem-solving and conflict-resolution skills of women, and urges the Commission to include more women in task forces and working groups, engaged with the issues of family life, childcare, education etc.;

Mainstreaming equal opportunities and gender issues into European policies can help us achieve this objective".

Thinking about women's history brings to mind some heroines who, despite the difficulties that existed in their day, marked the times in which they lived and moved women closer to equality (1510) Quebec recently lost one of its greatest feminists, Claire Bonenfant, who was president of the Fédération des femmes du Québec and gave Quebec its first integrated policy on the status of women, a feminist policy called Equality and Independence.

The Governments of the Member States and the European Commission were represented as follows: Belgium: Mr Miet SMET Minister for Employment and Labour Denmark: Mr Henning OLESEN State Secretary for Labour Germany: Mrs Claudia NOLTE Federal Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Mr Horst GÜNTHER Parliamentary State Secretary to the Federal Ministry for Labour and Social Affairs Greece: Mr Stephanos TZOUMAKAS Minister for Labour and Social Security Spain: Mr José Antonio GRIÑAN Minister for Labour and Social Security France: Mr Pierre SELLAL Deputy Permanent Representative Ireland: Mrs Eithne FITZGERALD Minister of S ...[+++]tate at the Department of Enterprise and Employment with special responsibility for Labour Affairs Italy: Mr Tiziano TREU Minister for Employment and Social Security Mrs Matilda GRASSI State Secretary for Employment and Social Security Luxembourg: Mr Jean-Claude JUNCKER Prime Minister, Ministry for Finance, Minister for Labour and Employment Mrs Mady DELVAUX-STEHRES Minister for Social Security Netherlands: Mr Ad MELKERT Minister for Social Affairs and Employment Austria: Mr Franz HUMS Minister for Labour and Social Affairs Portugal: Mr Eduardo FERRO RODRIGUES Minister for Solidarity and Social Security Mrs Maria João RODRIGUES Minister for Employment Mr Antonio MONTEIRO FERNANDES State Secretary for Labour Finland: Mr Pretti SORSA State Secretary, Ministry of Labour Sweden: Mr Anders SUNDSTRÖM Minister for Employment Mrs Marita ULVSKOG Minister for Public Administration Mrs Ann-Christin TAUBERMAN State Secretary for Health and Social Affairs Mr Tommy OHLSTRÖM State Secretary for Employment United Kingdom: Mr Eric FORTH Minister of State at the Department of Education Commission: Mr Pádraig FLYNN Member EMPLOYMENT - Public debate on employment The Council held a public debate on employment policy, during which Ministers commented on, among other things: = the measures which the Essen European Council had recommended should be regarde ...