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24/04/2013
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NCW congratulates Maltese Women MEPs
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The National Council of Women welcomes the news that three women have been elected as MEPs, giving women a 50% presence amongst the six Maltese MEPs.
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06/03/2013
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NCW Message For International Women’s Day
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International Women’s Day celebrated on the 8th of March throughout the world has a different significance in the country it is celebrated, as its impact reflects the status of women in that particular country.
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28/02/2013
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Id-determinazzjoni tal-mara li tidhol fil-politika hija qawwija minkejja l-ostakoli li trid tiffacja
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L-ghan tal-Konferenza Stampa kien li n-nisa kandidati ghall-Elezzjonijiet Generali ta’ Marzu 2013 jinghataw l-opportunita’ jaqsmu l-idejat, l-aspirazzjonijiet u l-interess taghhom fil-politika mal-pubbliku u kif premezz tal-kontribuzzjoni taghhom, id-decizjonijiet li jittiehdu fil-Parlament Malti jirriflettu perspettiva aktar wiesa
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03/12/2012
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Budget with a Social and an Entrepreneurial Aspect
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The Budget presented by the Minister yesterday reflected the present situation where more social responsibility on the part of the government required an input. The National Council of Women has in the past months attended several pre- budget meetings in order to present to the government the needs of the woman and that of society in general
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19/11/2012
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Proposed Legislation on the Protection of Embryos
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The National Council of Women deplores the mixed messages that are being made public on the media on the proposed legislation on the Protection of Embryos, in particular now that it is in its final stages before Parliament.
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11/10/2012
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International Day of the Girl
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The United Nations has declared October 11th as “International Day of the Girl” NCW Malta welcomes this decision as this day will promote girls rights, highlight gender inequalities and address the various forms of discrimination and abuse suffered by girls around the globe.
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06/08/2012
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The National Council of Women supports the Act to provide protection for human embryos
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NCW has always advocated for legislation of alternative IVF treatment not least because of the sensitivity and the consequences for both parents and society if it had to remain unregulated. NCW believes that IVF treatment should be for heterosexuals within a stable family environment The Council has always supported the protection of embryos as the first cell of a human life and, with the development of alternative treatment over the past years this has become possible successfully.
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25/06/2012
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Aung San Suu Kyi - Nobel Peace Prize Winner
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On Saturday 17 June Aung San Suu Kyi is officially awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in a 21 year belated ceremony in Oslo Norway. On Thursday 21 June, she addresses the UK Houses of Parliament in Westminster Abbey. Listening to her is an experience that no one should have missed – men or women.
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18/06/2012
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A day in the life of a father…
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“ I really enjoyed spending a day at a kindergarten, doing things I am not really familiar with. Working with children is very satisfying although difficult at times” These words express the feelings of a father who participated in an EU project on ‘Men Care’
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23/05/2012
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Directive on self-employed workers and their partners
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The National Council of Women (NCW) has called for the introduction of the necessary measures to ensure the implementation of the EU directive on self-employed workers and assisting spouses who will enjoy better social protection, including the right to maternity leave for the first time.
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14/04/2012
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NCW Position on Alternatives to IVF Treatment
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The National Council of Women has been following developments, particularly in the Parliamentary Social Issues Committee, regarding proposals for legislation on IVF treatment. NCW is aware that the general public is not adequately informed of the legal, ethical and scientific implications of Embryo Freezing, due also to the lack of balanced information (often manipulative) in the Media.
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08/03/2012
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NCW International Women’s Day Message
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The National Council of Women strongly believes that more women in political decision-making posts is key to adequately dealing with economic, social, legal and political issues related to lack of gender equality. In its message for International Women’s Day 2012 and in view of the forthcoming General Elections, NCW Malta urges political parties to rethink their strategies and adopt action plans for recruiting an equal number of women & men as candidates for ‘winnable seats’ and in general, for making party politics more inclusive.
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22/12/2011
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NCW approves the agreement on the extension of maternity leave
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The National Council of Women (NCW) is pleased to note Government’s successful efforts to reach agreement on the extension of paid maternity leave with the social partners within the MCESD.
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22/12/2011
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NCW japprova l-ftehim dwar l-leave tal-maternita’
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Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa (NCW) jifrah lill-Gvern li bil-hidma tieghu wasal ghal ftehim ma’ l-imsiehba socjali fi hdan l-MCESD dwar l-estenzjoni tal-leave tal-maternita’ bi hlas, li issa se jitla ghal 18-il gimgha,
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29/11/2011
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NCW targeting Youth in Campaign on Domestic Violence
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The National Council of Women (NCW) regards families as the backbone of a strong and healthy community and the establishment of loving supportive relationships from a young tender age as being the heart of happy, well functioning families.
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10/10/2011
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Trafficking of women for sexual exploitation….the fight goes on!
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The National Council of Women strongly supports and looks forward to the proposed steps to be taken by the Office of the Attorney General and the Malta Police Force to review and propose reforms on current procedures concerning the identification of victims of human trafficking, before the initiation of prosecution proceedings. However, NCW calls for stronger measures to address these issues in a more comprehensive manner
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19/07/2011
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The Contribution of the National Council of Women on the Divorce Bill in Committee stage (13 .07.2
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NCW calls for careful study of implications in current divorce bill
The divorce bill is in a very sensitive phase and a number of issues need to be addressed to reduce difficulties and hardship for all parties, including children that will otherwise arise when it is enacted and implemented. The National Council of Women calls on the members of the Committee that is currently studying the bill to look into these issues and others and address them, before the final law is enacted, when it goes before Parliament in the coming days.
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21/03/2011
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NCW Press Release: New Legislation to Combat Trafficking in Human Beings
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On the 14th of December the European Parliament voted with a strong majority in favour of the Directive against trafficking in human beings that the Commission proposed in March 2010. This Directive on preventing and combating trafficking in human beings, and protecting victims, will replace the Council Framework Decision from 2002.
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19/03/2011
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Proposal for a directive on gender-based violence
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Brussels, 16/03/2011 (Agence Europe) - A criminal law instrument in the form of an EU directive against gender-based violence should be put in place. Rape and other sexual violence against women should be recognised as a crime throughout the EU.
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14/03/2011
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Immediate action on domestic violence should be a priority
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The National Council of Women is deeply concerned with the court ruling regarding the recent case of domestic violence viewed practically by all the Maltese population.
The law, in its definitions of what constitutes a “household “does not include people who are dating, unless they lived together 'within a year" prior to the offence, which could be interpreted to mean any period of time between one day and twelve months.
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11/03/2011
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Economic crisis casts a shadow over Women's Day celebrations
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Vital services cut by savings measures
EU citizens are battling to maintain their standard of living in the face of the economic crisis, cuts and austerity measures. Women are hit twice over: not only do cuts in public spending affect sectors which employ many women, but austerity measures also undermine the services they depend on.
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05/03/2011
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Il-Jum Internazzjonali tal-Mara – Mitt sena wara
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Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa, NCW jsellem lin-nisa qalbiena madwar id-dinja kollha li matul dawn il-mit sena kellhom vizzjoni ta’ fejn ghandha tasal li minkejja r-rezistenza u tbatija irnexxiehom ifasslu t-triq li twassal ghall-ugwaljanza bejn l-irgiel u n-nisa.
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23/02/2011
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NSO/NCW Survey: Obstacles to the Participation of Women in Decision-Making Positions
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This survey was carried out by the National Statistics Office on behalf of the National Council of Women in collaboration with NCW Vice-President Grace Attard. It was conducted amongst a sample of 1,432 persons aged 18 and over, of which 1,004 or 82.6 per cent accepted to respond. Of the respondents, 51.0 per cent were women and 49.5 per cent were gainfully occupied.
The questionnaire covered a number of topics relating to women in the work-place, such as prospects for promotion and obstacles in being promoted, as well as opinions on the balance of men and women in parliament and local councils.
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30/12/2010
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National Council of Women deplores decision of Council of Ministers on Maternity Leave
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The National Council of Women deplores the negative vote leading to the defeat of the proposed directive on the extension of maternity leave by the Council of Ministers. Once again this shows that monetary priorities come before the health and safety of working mothers and their newborn child as well as the demographic deficit and related fertility rates which are nose-diving all over Europe and which are counter to economic growth.
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18/11/2010
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Violence in the Home – What action?
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The National Council of Women is deeply concerned with the increase of aggressive incidents of violence often resulting in brutal deaths as a result of domestic problems often related to situations of separation between couples, reported regularly in the local media
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14/10/2010
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Konsultazzjoni ma’ l-Imsiehba Socjali u s-Socjeta’ Civili dwar il-Budget 2011
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Il_Konsultazzjoni dwar id-dokument ta’ qabel il-Budget tas-sena 2011 kompliet pemezz ta’ djalogu ma’ l-imsiehba socjali u s-scocjeta’ civili nhar il-Hamis 28 ta’ Settembru fil-lukanda Le Meridien, San Giljan
Il-Ministru tal-Finanzi, l-Onor Tonio Fenech ghamel prezentazzjoni li fiha elenka l-oqsma fejn l-ekonomija qed tirpilja u oqsma ohra fejn iridu jittiehdu aktar mizuri ta’ ristrutturar biex tizdied b’mod sostanzjali l-produttivita’ taghhom. Tkellem ukoll dwar tbassir ghax-xhur li gejjin fejn l-istatistika tindika xejra pozittiva lejn tkabbir ekonomiku ghalkemm b’kawtela
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02/08/2010
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The Gender Perspective in the EU 2020 Strategy
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One of the key targets of the Lisbon Strategy was increasing the participation rate of women in the labour market, which however failed to be reached in specific areas for several reasons.
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17/05/2010
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NCW EP Public Dialogue
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Women in Public Life - A Changing Scenario
More Women in Senior positions – key to economic stability and growth
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04/03/2010
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International Women's Day Message
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Women should not be penalized for being mothers
The National Council of Women calls on all MEPs to vote in favour of the health and safety directive extending the length of maternity and paternity leave which will be before the European Parliament on the 24 and 25 March, after a vote failed to be taken in December of 2009.
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28/01/2010
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Respecting the dignity of women and men in the media
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NCW strongly deplores the publication and subsequent sensational media follow-up regarding the recent publication in a University students newsletter that depicts men and women in a degrading and offensive manner, under the pretext of ‘fiction’ or ‘literary’ work
Without going into the legal provisions regarding such publications, NCW calls on Government, media outlets and relevant authorities responsible for media publications including print and audiovisual media
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27/11/2009
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Extending maternity leave – a win-win situation
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The proposal for a directive on the introduction of measures to extend maternity leave by four weeks is a crucial matter that merits careful consideration because it is at once a health and safety issue and a basic family-friendly matter. NCW is very concerned with the position that the Malta business community has taken against this extension, as it reflects the lack of will to seek adequate solutions.(The Times, Thursday 26.11.09)
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02/11/2009
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Measures to address the financial crisis must not have adverse effects on women
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The National Council of Women notes that the Pre-Budget 2010 Consultation document while seeking to avoid economic pitfalls, is aiming at sustaining the health and social systems in an attempt to build stability – indeed not an easy task in the current circumstances
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29/09/2009
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Commonwealth People’s Forum (CPF)
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Commonwealth People’s Forum (CPF)
CHOGM 2009
“Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future”
Malta’s Consultation
Monday 8th June 2009 at the Royal Hall, The Palace Sliema
The Consultation in Malta was organized by the National Council of Women Malta with the support of the Commonwealth Foundation.
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24/08/2009
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Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future”
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CHOGM 2009
Commonwealth People's Forum (CPF)
“Partnering for a More Equitable and Sustainable Future”
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06/07/2009
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EMPOWERING CIVIL SOCIETY TO ENGAGE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS
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The Commonwealth Foundation is a lead player when it comes to democracy and civil society, even if some of its members are not. The achievements of the Commonwealth demonstrates this and its experience in this field is of value to the whole world.
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06/07/2009
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Commonwealth People’s Forum has now become an integral part of every CHOGM,
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Permanent Secretary for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ms. Attard Pirotta - Presentation
The Commonwealth People’s Forum has now become an integral part of every CHOGM, 12 years since its inception it continues to be relevant in voicing the concerns, opinion and aspirations of civil society and this is precisely why governments value dialogue with the Commonwealth Peoples Forum. By its very nature, the Commonwealth Peoples Forum is very well placed to transmit and bring to the fore the issues and concerns of our citizens as they evolve over time. The Commonwealth Peoples Forum is therefore a dynamic medium and effective instrument at the Commonwealth disposal.
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06/07/2009
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Tackling the Gender Pay Gap
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Earlier this year (March 2009), The European Commission launched an EU-wide campaign to help tackle the gender pay gap. Across the EU economy, women earn on average 17.4% less than men. The simple concept of ‘equal pay for work of equal value’ was at the heart of the campaign being launched in the context of International Women’s Day on 8 March to raise awareness of the pay gap, its causes, and how to tackle it.
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29/04/2009
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L-ISPEAKER JINDIRIZZA KONFERENZA DWAR "IN-NISA MALTIN FIL-PARLAMENT EWROPEW"
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L-iSpeaker Louis Galea dalgħodu għamel appell lill-elettorat Malti u Għawdxi biex f’din l-elezzjoni għall-Parlament Ewropew jużaw il-vot b’kuxjenza li tħaddan il-valur tal-ugwaljanza bejn in-nisa u l-irġiel.
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16/03/2009
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EU Launches Campaign to Tackle Gender Pay Gap
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The European Commission has today launched an EU-wide campaign to help tackle the gender pay gap. Across the EU economy, women earn on average 17.4% less than men. The simple concept of 'equal pay for work of equal value' is at the heart of the campaign being launched in the context of
International Women's Day on 8 March to raise awareness of the pay gap, its causes, and how to tackle it.
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04/03/2009
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The Portrayal of Women in Advertising
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NCW takes note of the EC Treaty, in particular Articles 2, 3(2) and 152 and of the Community acquis in the field of women's rights and gender equality,
of the Platform for Action adopted at the Fourth World Conference on Women held in Beijing on 15 September 1995 and its resolution of 18 May 2000 on the follow-up to the Beijing Platform for Action ,
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