Women’s and Gender Equality Committee
Gender Equality – public service workers leading the way
Find out who is your EPSU representative for Gender Equality here
Check out EPSU Congress 2009-2014 Resolutions on equal pay: Equal Pay and Equal Pay in female dominated sectors
What are the main issues for EPSU ?
Over 65% of public service workers in the European Union are women who deserve recognition, in terms of the role they play, and in terms of the pay they receive. Closing the gender pay gap and improving women’s pay is a key issue to EPSU.
The pay gap in public services is about women getting less money than men for the same work or work of same value. It is also about women having fewer career opportunities than men.
Within the EPSU organization, we strive towards achieving gender equality in decision-making bodies and committees. Of the top 8 positions in EPSU, 4 are currently held by women, including the post of President, General Secretary, and Vice President. EPSU’s Gender Equality Committee has the same constitutional standing as the Executive Committee. More efforts must be deployed to be truly representative of our membership consisting of a large majority of women.
Find out more about EPSU and Women’s and Gender Equality Committee
EPSU supports EP vote on 20 weeks fully paid maternity leave
REQUEST FOR URGENT ACTION
Yesterday 23 February, the European Parliament’s women’s rights committee adopted the Estrela report on the revised pregnant workers directive- 19 votes in favour, 13 against.
Vote in plenary is scheduled for 24 or 25 March.
Given the opposition by some governments, business and some groups in parliament ( EPP and Liberals), we need you to contact your MEPs and express support for the Estrela report , especially :
Increase of maternity leave from 14 weeks (...)
Yesterday 23 February, the European Parliament’s women’s rights committee adopted the Estrela report on the revised pregnant workers directive- 19 votes in favour, 13 against.
Vote in plenary is scheduled for 24 or 25 March.
Given the opposition by some governments, business and some groups in parliament ( EPP and Liberals), we need you to contact your MEPs and express support for the Estrela report , especially :
Increase of maternity leave from 14 weeks (...)
Reducing the gender pay gap – implementing the equal pay resolutions from the 2009 EPSU Congress
Gender pay gap questionnaire, February 2010
The gender pay gap was discussed at each of the last meetings of the Local and Regional Government (LRG), National and European Administration (NEA) and Health and Social Services (HSS) Committees. At the LRG and NEA meetings the discussion was in the context of developing a Pay Checklist that focuses on the various elements that make up a fair pay system. In the HSS meeting the debate was partly a follow-up to the Committee’s response to the (...)
The gender pay gap was discussed at each of the last meetings of the Local and Regional Government (LRG), National and European Administration (NEA) and Health and Social Services (HSS) Committees. At the LRG and NEA meetings the discussion was in the context of developing a Pay Checklist that focuses on the various elements that make up a fair pay system. In the HSS meeting the debate was partly a follow-up to the Committee’s response to the (...)
Presentation on the framework agreement on parental leave
(1 February 2010)
Presentation on the framework agreement on parental leave (revised) at the ETUC women’s committee meeting of 15-16 December 2009
The ETUC is working on an interpretation guide, which will be sent at a later date.
For the full text of the agreement, please see > here
Présentation concernant l’accord-cadre sur le congé parental (révisé), lors de la dernière réunion du Comité des femmes, 15-16.12.2009
La CES travaille sur un guide d’interprétation qui vous sera envoyé (...)
Presentation on the framework agreement on parental leave (revised) at the ETUC women’s committee meeting of 15-16 December 2009
The ETUC is working on an interpretation guide, which will be sent at a later date.
For the full text of the agreement, please see > here
Présentation concernant l’accord-cadre sur le congé parental (révisé), lors de la dernière réunion du Comité des femmes, 15-16.12.2009
La CES travaille sur un guide d’interprétation qui vous sera envoyé (...)
European Parliament to hold hearing on new EU gender strategy
(Brussels, 20 January, 2010) The Women’s’ Rights and Gender Equality Committee of the European Parliament (FEMM) will hold a public hearing on identifying a new EU strategy for Gender Equality. The hearing is set for 28 January 2010. (more info here)
The hearing, entitled: "Towards a new EU strategy for gender equality". is related to the own-initiative report recommending actions and initiatives for the new EU gender strategy, based on the assessment of the results of the Roadmap for (...)
The hearing, entitled: "Towards a new EU strategy for gender equality". is related to the own-initiative report recommending actions and initiatives for the new EU gender strategy, based on the assessment of the results of the Roadmap for (...)
EPSU equal pay network
The EPSU Congress resolution on equal pay between women and men commits us to setting up “an equal pay and/or pay negotiators network drawn from the EPSUCOB@ network to follow-up implementation of the resolution and regularly report on developments to EPSU’s Executive Committee”.
The EPSU equal pay network will operate mainly via email to help exchange information on progress and obstacles to closing the gender pay gap, which stands, on average, at about 12% in the public sector in the EU. You (...)
The EPSU equal pay network will operate mainly via email to help exchange information on progress and obstacles to closing the gender pay gap, which stands, on average, at about 12% in the public sector in the EU. You (...)
European Conference on Human Trafficking, 3 December 2009
Conference follow-up, declaration signed by conference participants including EPSU
(26 October 2009) Key actors including scientists, politicians and law enforcement representatives will present and debate national strategies to combat human trafficking for sexual exploitation.
How can trade union organisations and industry-based federations be a part of the fight against human trafficking for sexual exploitation?
3 of December 2009, 8.30-17.30
Polstjärnan, Sveavägen 77
Stockholm, Sweden (...)
(26 October 2009) Key actors including scientists, politicians and law enforcement representatives will present and debate national strategies to combat human trafficking for sexual exploitation.
How can trade union organisations and industry-based federations be a part of the fight against human trafficking for sexual exploitation?
3 of December 2009, 8.30-17.30
Polstjärnan, Sveavägen 77
Stockholm, Sweden (...)
EU top jobs need gender balance – Robinson for EU President campaign takes off
(22 October 2009, Brussels)
The debate about ensuring gender balance in the EU top jobs is growing in intensity here in Brussels. With both the Commission and European Parliament Presidents post currently being held by men (Mr. Barroso and Mr. Buzek respectively), pressure is growing to ensure that at least one of the two new ‘post-Lisbon’ positions will be held by a women.
The posts of EU Council President and EU foreign policy chief are due to be filled in the coming months. EU media has (...)
The debate about ensuring gender balance in the EU top jobs is growing in intensity here in Brussels. With both the Commission and European Parliament Presidents post currently being held by men (Mr. Barroso and Mr. Buzek respectively), pressure is growing to ensure that at least one of the two new ‘post-Lisbon’ positions will be held by a women.
The posts of EU Council President and EU foreign policy chief are due to be filled in the coming months. EU media has (...)
1st WORLD WOMEN’S CONFERENCE
Decent Work – Decent Life for Women: Trade Unions Taking the Lead for Economic and Social Justice & Equality
Brussels (Belgium) 19 – 21 October 2009
Hotel and Congress Center BEDFORD Rue du Midi, 135 - Brussels - Belgium
More information: http://www.ituc-csi.org/womensconference
Brussels (Belgium) 19 – 21 October 2009
Hotel and Congress Center BEDFORD Rue du Midi, 135 - Brussels - Belgium
More information: http://www.ituc-csi.org/womensconference
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