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As part of its fight against harmful substances, on 13 February 2023 the European Commission tabled a proposal for a directive aimed at protecting workers' health by lowering occupational exposure to lead and diisocyanates. In Parliament, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, which is responsible for the file, adopted its report on 7 September 2023. The mandate to enter into interinstitutional negotiations was endorsed by the plenary the following week. On 14 November 2023, Parliament and ...

As part of broader efforts to combat all forms of violence against women and girls, the European Union (EU) is committed to working collectively to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) and to supporting its Member States' efforts in this field. The European Commission assesses EU measures to combat FGM every year, on or around 6 February – the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation. This publication is a further update of an 'at a glance' note originally published ...

Même dans les situations d’urgence complexes (voire surtout dans ces cas), il est essentiel d’intégrer une perspective de genre pour prendre en compte les besoins spécifiques des femmes et des hommes ainsi que les différents risques auxquels ils sont exposés. Les acteurs humanitaires demandent que la réponse apportée à la crise en Ukraine tienne compte de la dimension de genre, afin de contribuer à lutter contre les obstacles qui entravent l’accès aux services essentiels, de répondre à l’augmentation ...

Au cours de sa session de mars, le Parlement européen devrait voter sur un rapport sur le plan d’action de l’UE de 2020 visant à promouvoir l’égalité entre les femmes et les hommes dans le monde. Ce rapport, élaboré conjointement par la commission du développement (DEVE) et la commission des droits des femmes et de l’égalité des genres (FEMM) du Parlement européen, salue le plan d’action de l’Union, mais met en évidence plusieurs domaines dans lesquels l’Union doit redoubler d’efforts, notamment ...

Commandée par le département thématique des droits des citoyens et des affaires constitutionnelles du Parlement européen à la demande de la commission FEMM, la présente étude examine l’importance de l’éducation à la sexualité, qui constitue un élément essentiel de la santé et des droits génésiques et sexuels des enfants et des jeunes de l’Union européenne. Elle démontre la pertinence de l’éducation à la sexualité et son importance pour parvenir à l’égalité de genre, prévenir la violence sexiste et ...

In the midst of the current pandemic, adopting a gender perspective may seem a secondary concern. However, pandemics are known to affect women and men differently, making it essential to recognise these differences in order to understand the impacts on individuals and communities and to respond effectively and equitably. There is already clear evidence that the ongoing health, social and economic crisis is having gendered impacts. Disaggregated data show that sex and gender are playing a role in ...

An In-depth Analysis commissioned by the European Parliament's Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee. The paper is divided into six parts. The first part of the paper defines what is meant by the term sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) according to the most important international and regional human rights instruments. The second part analyses the legal framework of the EU Member States regarding access to abortion services ...

This paper, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee, provides basic information on access to abortion services in Slovakia. The legal status of abortions in the country is under permanent pressure despite the legally binding decision by the Constitutional Court back in 2007 which safeguarded women´s right to free choice. Eleven proposals to restrict abortion have been presented in the National ...

This study commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee, maps out the challenges the European Union faces in promoting sexual and reproductive health and rights and the prevention of gender based violence in its external action, especially in providing aid to developing countries against the backdrop of US Global Gag Rules.

This year marks the 25th anniversary of the International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) in Cairo, where 179 governments adopted a landmark Programme of Action which set out to empower women and girls for their sake, and for the benefit of their families, communities and nations. It also marks the 50th anniversary of the founding of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). A At the ICPD, diverse views on human rights, population, sexual and reproductive health, gender equality ...