This is the Women feed http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/themes/women's-rights.aspx Wed, 03 Oct 2012 17:40:18 +0200 Two MEPs look at the pros and cons of quotas for women in company boardrooms, and Parliament cancels its November mini session in Brussels. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=ae70e6eb-d679-462c-864e-a0df01247a0a ae70e6eb-d679-462c-864e-a0df01247a0a Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 One in three EU company boards have no women. Could quotas be the answer? On International Women’s Day MEPs highlight remaining challenges for gender equality. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=23af5484-a988-4c6c-aeb1-a00e012d40c8 23af5484-a988-4c6c-aeb1-a00e012d40c8 Fri, 23 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 The tough economic situation in Ukraine is driving many women into prostitution, and there are worries that Euro 2012 could exacerbate the problem. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=96b150a9-8502-465e-bdc8-a01d0105d6f2 96b150a9-8502-465e-bdc8-a01d0105d6f2 Wed, 06 Jun 2012 13:57:32 +0200 Women were at the forefront of the struggle against oppressive regimes in North Africa. 'But where are they now?', asked a Gender Equality Committee hearing. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=f687cb5b-bd32-458a-8d7f-a0680119bffe f687cb5b-bd32-458a-8d7f-a0680119bffe Fri, 09 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 Mariya Nedelcheva favours quotas for women on the boards of listed companies and Pervenche Berès denounces the social competition among the EU's poorest regions. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=ca39e8af-8446-40fc-9ef1-a00e0130c828 ca39e8af-8446-40fc-9ef1-a00e0130c828 Thu, 08 Mar 2012 00:00:00 +0100 The first male chair of the Women's Rights Committee says there's still a lot to do to win pay equality, open the way to high-level jobs and end gender violence. http://europarltv.europa.eu/en/player.aspx?pid=334c3d39-7c3a-4fcc-b942-a00e00c295f9 334c3d39-7c3a-4fcc-b942-a00e00c295f9