EC Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities between women and men publishes two new opinions
[Brussels, 12 September 2012] The Advisory Committee on Equal Opportunities for Women and Men has published this week two new opinions for 2012:
- Opinion on gender equality in the cohesion policy 2014-2020
- Opinion on a possible EU awareness raising campaign on violence against women and girls (VAWG)
The EC Advisory Committee assists the Commission in formulating and implementing the European Union activities aimed at promoting equality between women and men. The European Women’s Lobby takes an active role in the Committee.
Regarding the opinion on a possible EU campaign on violence against women, the EWL had contributed to the discussion with a set of proposals which you can read here. The EWL welcomes the two opinions and hopes that concrete further actions will follow.
Source: http://ec.europa.eu/justice/gender-equality/other-institutions/advisory-comittee/index_en.htm
