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Mind the gap – women are underpaid all over Europe
03/03/2008
Equal pay for equal work is a fundamental principle of justice. This is one of the core standards of the International Labour Office (ILO) and a central provision in the agreed treaties on economic and social rights, including the European Social Charter. However, surveys demonstrate that...
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The slow march towards gender balance in politics
29/08/2007
Strasbourg
The distribution of power between men and women is still very unequal. This was the underlying motivation for a milestone recommendation by the Council of Europe four years ago. The Committee of Ministers agreed on action for “balanced participation of women and men in political and public...
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15/01/2014
Strasbourg
Human Rights Comment