Sex without consent is rape. Thank you President Ursula von der Leyen for reiterating that No means No. #SOTEU

Thanks to interpreters, President Ursula von der Leyen's #SOTEU speech was also accessible in International Sign language. Accessibility is a precondition for equal participation of persons with disabilities. #UnionOfEquality

Access to contraception is a right, not a privilege. The development and implementation of strategies to reach informed choices and family planning goals empowers every woman and girl. #WorldContraceptionDay #UnionOfEquality

I am honoured to have received the Action for the Benefit of Women with Disabilities Award from the CERMI Women Foundation. This reinforces my commitment to achieving a #UnionOfEquality diario.cermi.es/entry/reaccion…

In the EU, for every 1€ a man earns, a woman will make €0.87. With the Pay Transparency Directive, workers can enforce their right to equal pay. Member States must implement the Directive so this EU founding principle becomes reality. #EqualPayDay ec.europa.eu/commission/pre…

On the Int. Day for the Elimination of #ViolenceAgainstWomen, I call on the EU Council & European Parliament to swiftly reach an ambitious political agreement on the legislative proposal combating violence against women. #UnionOfEquality

Sex without consent is rape. I call on the EU Council & European Parliament to support the European Commission proposal to recognise this crime under EU law, as part of the law on combating #ViolenceAgainstWomen and #DomesticViolence. #SayNoStopVAW #UnionOfEquality

#VAW has many faces. To understand this multi-facetted societal scourge, we must be able to identify and name violence. We will shed light on different forms of violence and initiatives taken in the next #16Days of activism and knowledge on how to address it. #UnionOfEquality

Today's agreement marks a historic step as we expand protections & introduce measures for safer reporting and support services. I thank the EU Council & European Parliament for their commitment. #UnionOfEquality

We reached an agreement for the European Disability Card. Once implemented, cardholders will enjoy the same special conditions and preferential treatment in access to services, activities and facilities across all EU countries. #EUDisabilityRights #UnionOfEquality

The European Commission proposed the #PayTransparency directive to tackle working pay discrimination against women and the ensuing #GenderPayGap. Companies in the EU will be required to share information on women’s and men’s salaries to stop the perpetuation of discrimination #IWD

Only 3 in 10 board members are women. Adopting the #WomenOnBoards directive was thus critical as >40% non-executive directors, or >33% of all director posts of major companies must be reserved for the under-represented sex. #IWD #IWD2024 #UnionOfEquality

New technologies like AI bring new risks for women and girls, such as through #deepfakes. The recently agreed proposal for a directive on combatting violence against women and domestic violence is also a commitment by MSs to tackle these new forms of violence. #IWD #VAW #DV

Twice as many women as men spend >5 hours daily caring for children. EIGE reports wide variation in fathers taking paternity leave (1%-45%). We enacted #WorkLifeBalance directive, and we ensure 10 days paid paternity leave + 2 months non-transferable parental leave. #IWD

On this International Women’s Day, I am proud of the EU’s collective achievements for gender equality. Our proposals and actions have laid strong foundations for a #UnionOfEquality. #IWD #IWD2024

This week, I am attending #CSW68 leading the 🇪🇺EU at UN-NY’s delegation to discuss about the priority topics of: - Accelerating the achievement of #GenderEquality - Addressing #GenderRelatedPoverty #EUatCSW #WorldOfEquality

I joined the #EUMinisterialbreakfast chaired by @EU2024BE to discuss the EU’s strategies in place to address the challenges of #GenderRelatedPoverty from an #intersectional perspective. #EUatCSW #UnionOfEquality

Thank you Equality Now. An ingenious way to carry and show this message of equality publicly #MisogynyBoresMe #MakeEqualityReality #SafeFearlessFree #UnionOfEquality

'We were told that we needed to get used to the situation,' says former European Parliament staffer Jeanne Ponte. Ten years after she began recording incidents of harassment in a notebook, leading to the #MeTooEP movement, has the institution changed? bit.ly/3V76GiK

Tonight, the #Paralympic Games will light up #Paris2024 with sports’ power to break barriers & promote inclusion. The Paralympic Games remind us of the value of inclusion for persons with disabilities in sport, challenging stereotypes and driving social change. #UnionOfEquality