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NCW Resolution: Health and Safety at Work
NCW aware that health and safety at work should be seen as a key factor for economic growth and productivity. It involves not just businesses and workers but society as a whole.
NCW Resolution: Legal framework for temporary workers
NCW aware that a new Directive has been recently adopted at an EU level with the specific objective of regulating the employment conditions of temporary workers,
UN Women
The United Nations General Assembly unanimously decided to establish UN Women, the UN Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women.
Self-employed workers to gain maternity and pension benefits under new EU law
Self-employed workers and their partners will enjoy better social protection – including the right to maternity leave for the first time – under new legislation endorsed by EU governments today.
More women in top jobs key to economic growth, says EU report
Only one in 10 board members of Europe's biggest listed companies is a woman and all central bank governors in the EU are male.
Tackling the gender pay gap – Frequently Asked Questions
Why do we need to tackle the gender pay gap? At 18% across Europe, the gender pay gap remains intolerably high and stubborn. Equal pay for equal work is one of the European Union’s founding principles.
EU Commission Statement for Women's Day 2010
Ahead of International Women's Day, the European Commission strengthened and deepened its commitment to equality between women and men with a Women's Charter.
Vice-President Viviane Reding, EU Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship - Gen
European Commission plans to use a series of measures aimed at significantly reducing the pay gap between men and women over the next five years.
Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa - Messagg ghal Jum il-Mara 2010
L-OMMIJIET LI JAHDMU M'GHANDHOMX IKUNU PENALIZZATI Il-Kunsill Nazzjonali tan-Nisa jsejjah lill-membri parlamentari ewropej kollha biex jivvutaw favor l-estensjoni tal-leave tal-maternita' u tal-leave ghall-genituri li se tkun ipprezentata fil-Parlament Ewropew fl-24 u l-25 ta' Marzu wara li fl-ahhar ta' Dicembru il-vot ma ittehidx konsegwenza ta' kontroversja bejn il-gruppi politici
Longer parental leave and incentives for fathers
Longer parental leave and incentives for fathers agreed by EU ministersEuropean Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Parents will have the right to longer parental leave, under new rules agreed by EU ministers today.
Neqirdu il-pjaga tal-Vjolenza Domestika – Kulhadd ghandu sehem x’jaghti
Il-Vjolenza domestika sew psikologika, emozzjonali jew fizika tmur kontra d-dritt fundamental tal-bniedem ghall-hajja u dritt ta’ sikurezza b’mod partikolari fil-familja, l-ambjent l-aktar essenzjali ghall-hajja decenti.
4th Congress of the Small States of Europe
4th CONGRESS OF THE SMALL STATES OF EUROPE The Role of Gender Equality in the Small States of Europe The National Council of Women of Malta hosted the 4th UNESCO Congress for Women Organisations from the Eight Small States of Europe from the 24 to 27 September 2009 at The Palace Hotel, Sliema.
SMEs: A favourable business environment: supporting enterprise and job creation
'Think Small First': A Small Business Act for Europe At a time when there is a global financial and economic crisis, it is companies, in particular SMEs that are the most sensitive and at the same time the most important elements in terms of job creation and recovery capacity. SMEs are a crucial part of our economy and a major source of employment, entrepreneurial skills and innovation
Future Skills for Future Jobs
Anticipating labour market and skills needs The need to address Labour Market Skills Issues at European level Europe, potentially, faces a major skills problem in the near future. Over 20 million new jobs are expected to be created between 2006 and 2020. Another 85 million jobs will be available to replace people who retire or leave the labour market for other reasons.
Breast Screening – a lifeline for women
The National Council of Women welcomes the long awaited breast screening programme that the Council has been pushing for in line with WHO requirements for many years
Date: 25/07/2008
 
Sending a strong message against violence – More action for less violence

Once a year on the 25 November, the silence surrounding domestic violence is broken, and for a few hours society wonders incomprehensively at this revolting phenomenon. Women, young people, children all over the world experience violence every day but not everyone talks about it

Statistics in Europe show that at least one in three women will be a victim of violence during their lifetime and 10 per cent will be victims of rape or attempted rape. According to UNIFEM, at least one out of very three women around the world has been beaten, coerced into sex or otherwise abused, with the abuser usually being someone known to her.

More women die from the consequences of violence than from cancer. Violence against women, children and young people has serious implications for the health, development and private and work life of the victims. It entails lasting effects on all members of the family, in particular children who are witnessses of domestic violence

At EU level the fight against violence, trafficking of women and children for sexual exploitaiton, forced marriages and stalking needs to continue.The Daphne III programme which has been for the third time overwhelmingly voted in favour on May 22 in the plenary session of the Parliament in Strasbourg addresses paricularly vulnerable groups, women belonging to minority groups, female migrants, women in poverty living in rural or remote communities, women in institutions, women with disasbilities and elderly women

In Malta the recently set up Commission for Domestic Violence together with the Domestic Violence Unit of APPOGG are doing sterling work, however, more human and financial resources are required to focus more effectively on preventive measures backed by a National Interdepartimental Action Plan.

NCW believes that domestic violence and all other forms of violence are a societal and political issue and all society should be responsible to combat this phenomenon. We need more politicians to act and to voice their condemnation of violence. We need ongoing loud and visible education programmes and campaigns at all levels addressing potential perpetrators of violence. We need the timely intervention of a culturally trained Police Force and we need a more sensitized Judiciary so that criminal offences related to violence are punished severely.

Grace Attard
NCW Vice-President
 
 
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