EqualPro conference on EU gender equality policies in Strasbourg on September 9

The event, which is open to CESI affiliates only, will seek to map out the added value and achievements of EU gender equality policies in France and flag according worker demands, as part of CESI's co‐funded project 'Towards more gender equality at work' (EqualPro).

It will see the participation of numerous MEPs from different political groups, including the Chairs of the European Parliament Committees on Culture and Education (CULT), Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL), MEPs Nela Riehl, Lina Gálvez and Li Andersson, who will speak on achievements of the EU for the socio-economic empowerment of women and the new EU Roadmapfor Women’s Rights to guide EU action on gender equality.

Sarah Mantah, Board Member of the French CoordinationGroup to the European Women’s Lobby (CLEF), will speak on the implementation of EU gender equality policies in the French private and public sectors.

Thereafter, Romana Deckenbacher, Vice-President of CESI’s statutory Commission on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality, will interevene to sketch CESI's trade union demands on gender equality and women’s rights.

Numerous representatives from CESI's French trade union members will provide testimonials to put forward their experiences and expectations concerning EU gender equality policies in France.

The event will be hosted by French MEP Grégory Allione and moderated by CESI Secretary General Klaus Heeger.