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European Women's Lobby - EWL
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The EU
Heads of States and governments met on 13-14 March to review progress towards
achievements of the ambitious Lisbon Strategy on Growth and Jobs, launched in
2000 with the aim of making the EU the most competitive economy in the world.
Two years before D-Year (2010), the European Women’s Lobby takes stock of the
ambition to reach a 60% employment rate of 60% for women by the year 2010 and
to fulfil the
Since
the launch of the Lisbon Strategy in 2000, new concepts have emerged, namely, flexicurity,
which Member States are invited to implement in the development of their
socio-economic policies, particularly in the field of employment. This carries the risk of exacerbating women’s
unequal positioning on the labour market and in relation to paid/unpaid work
unless crucial issues are urgently addressed such as the gender pay gap,
periods of time spent out of the formal labour-market are counted as productive
time leading to full social protection -particularly State pension schemes -
and care policies and services as well as provisions to reconcile professional,
family and private life. Not only will such measures encourage men to take
their share in unpaid work, they will also set the pace of reversing the male
life-cycle approach to change the terms of reference for more qualitative
social well-being and economic growth, which will undoubtedly benefit both
women and men. For more information
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