The EU Commission published today its Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025. 

See document enclosed. 

This Gender Equality Strategy frames the Commission’s work on gender equality and sets out the policy objectives and key actions for the 2020-2025 period. 

Key actions - the Communication will: 

  - propose additional measures to prevent and combat specific forms of gender-based violence,

- table binding measures by the end of 2020 to address the unequal pay,

- redouble efforts to enforce EU standards on work-life balance to enable real choice for women and men to develop equally both personally and professionally,

- push for the adoption of the 2012 proposal for a Directive on improving the gender balance on corporate boards which set the aim of a minimum of 40% of non-executive members of the under-represented sex on company boards,

- promote women's participation in politics through funding and sharing best practice

- support Member States in developing and implementing more effective strategies to increase the number of women in decision-making positions

- support improving gender balance in traditionally male or female-dominated professions and address gender stereotypes (through a proposal for a Council recommendation on vocational education and training),

- launch an EU-wide communication campaign combatting gender stereotypes,

- integrate a gender perspective in all EU policies and major initiatives, also known as gender mainstreaming.

Public consultation on Equal Pay

Together with the adoption of this strategy, the Commission is launching a consultation process on a legislative initiative on strengthening the principle of equal pay between men and women through pay transparency.

The consultation will be open until 28 May 2020. Access the survey through this link.

I also attach a PDF copy of the consultation. 

Factsheet
Q&A
Survey
Strategy 2020-2025