Translation of "Union des femmes françaises " (French → English) :

whereas the entry of more women into the ICT sector would boost a market in which labour shortages are foreseen and in which equal participation of women would lead to a gain of around EUR 9 billion EU GDP each year; whereas women remain heavily underrepresented in ICT degree programmes, where they constitute only around 20 % of graduates in the field, with only 3 % of all female graduates having a degree in ICT; whereas women face numerous difficulties in integrating into and staying in the ICT sector; whereas the male-dominated working environment, with only 30 % of the workforce being female, contributes to the trend of many women ...[+++]leaving the ICT sector within a few years of completing their university degrees.

17. Notes that, despite countless campaigns, targets and measures in recent years, the gender pay gap remains stubbornly wide, women across the EU earn 17.5% less on average than men and there has only been a marginal reduction of the gender pay gap in the last few years; calls on the Member States to redouble their efforts to put European measures in place with the aim of closing this gap;

For example, French midwives are authorised to write prescriptions and are trained for that, which is not the case in other countries.

For example, French midwives are authorised to write prescriptions and are trained for that, which is not the case in other countries.

For example, a French woman who is in a registered partnership cannot take the man or woman of her dreams with her to Italy because there is no such thing as a registered partnership there.

In the name of equal opportunities, and thanks to Europe, French women have won the right to work at night.