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Nov. 27, 2023

EPSU Women's and Gender Equality conference - flash mob - November 2023, Roma

EPSU Women’s Conference adopts Rome Declaration

Delegates at EPSU’s Women’s Conference endorsed a declaration outlining their resolute commitment to stand up for women’s rights and gender equality.

Mar. 05, 2021

The time for pay transparency is now!

In the past year of pandemic, we have all appreciated the importance of public services and applauded the workers who deliver them.

Feb. 19, 2019

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Gender Equality - fifth Congress briefing

Gender equality is absolutely central to EPSU’s work as we fight to defend public services for the millions of women who rely on them and to tackle inequality faced by women working in different services.

May. 17, 2018

EPSU conference Towards a New Gender Contract ”Prague Statement” February 2018

EPSU adopts Prague Statement – #Breakingwiththepast

The EPSU Executive Committee adopted the Prague statement following our Women’s conference 7-8 February 2018. The statement sets our commitment to six basic principles of a new gender contract:

Apr. 25, 2016

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8 МАРТА 2015 ГОДА – МЫ НЕ БУДЕМ ЖДАТЬ ЕЩЕ 20 ЛЕТ!

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were adopted 20 years ago with high hopes for the future. The Platform for Action imagines a world where each woman and girl

Mar. 03, 2016

Cuts in public sector pay and employment: the impact on women in the public sector

EPSU Report, February 2016 Executive summary (3 March 2016) The current report is the third that EPSU has produced looking at how governments’ responses to the financial crisis have affected

Mar. 05, 2015

8 MARCH 2015 – WE WON'T WAIT ANOTHER 20 YEARS!

The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action were adopted 20 years ago with high hopes for the future. The Platform for Action imagines a world where each woman and girl

Sep. 16, 2014

EPSU's representation of women in affiliates structures

(September 2014) This report aims to identify areas of progress and remaining gaps in EPSU and its affiliates towards achieving gender parity since the last Congress. In 2009 EPSU, with

Sep. 16, 2014

WGEC Work programme 2014-2016/7

Workprogramme for the mid-term period 2014-2016/7, adopted at the WGEC meeting 10-11 September 2014 Work Programme 2014-2016/7 WGEC

Jun. 03, 2014

EPSU adopts emergency resolution to stop anti-abortion law in Spain

(3 June 2014) EPSU at its 9th Congress adopted on 23 May an emergency resolution on the Spanish government’s proposals to reform abortion law. There is massive opposition to this

Mar. 05, 2014

EPSU Statement on International Women's Day – 8 March 2014

Trade Union Action is key to reduce gender pay inequality in Europe (5 March 2014) A new EPSU survey commissioned to the Labour Research Department that was recently published to

Jan. 27, 2014

The Gender Pay Gap in Public Services

(November 2013) This report was commissioned by EPSU as part of a project financed under the European Commission's social dialogue. The final publication is attached below in English. Final drafts

Mar. 07, 2013

Cuts in public sector pay and employment: the impact on women in the public sector

(7 March 2013) Across Europe, governments have cut sector pay and jobs in the public sector in response to the financial crisis, which became evident in the autumn of 2008

Jun. 26, 2012

Transnational company agreement on Equality

A new transnational company agreement was signed between representatives of the European trade union federations and management of GdfSuez, the French multi-utility company, 5 June 2012, Paris. The agreement aims

Jul. 28, 2011

Widening the gender gap : Report

Widening the gender gap : the impact of public sector pay and job cuts on the employment and working conditions of women in four countries Report by {{Lionel