Debates Parlamentares - Diário 012, p. 24 (2011-01-08)

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DECLARATION NCEO – Network of Parliamentary Committees for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the European Union 15th Conference – Brussels, 22 November 2010

CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS Declaration of Brussels to improve the representation of women in senior positions

We, elected representatives of National Parliaments of the Member States and Candidate Countries and of the European Parliament attending the 15th Conference of the Network of Parliamentary Committees for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, in Brussels, note that:

§ 1. women, despite their high qualification, are still greatly under-represented in managerial positions, as clearly emerges from the numerical data in the Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010-2015 of the European Commission (Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Brussels, 21 September 2010, COM (2010) 491).

On average, only one in four parliament members and ministers in the EU is a woman. In the business world, the presence of women in high positions lies below any acceptable level; only one in ten board members of the largest listed companies in the EU and 3% of board chairs are women. In the area of female entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurs make up about 33% of the total number of entrepreneurs in the EU. Women come up against the so-called “glass ceiling”: the movement of women to decision-making levels seems to be in one way or another impeded. Within the public sector the participation of woman in managerial positions is somewhat greater than in the private sector, but there is still no question of real gender equality, even though the government has an exemplary role.

§ 2. that there nonetheless exists a broad international consensus on the need for more women in managerial positions, not only because this is a matter of fundamental equality, but also because mixed decision-making bodies are more efficient and adopt a broader vision, and because women make up half of society‟s potential; this talent should not be absent from decision-making bodies as well.

Equality of men and women is a matter of fundamental human rights. The convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW convention, 1979) as well as Article 8 of the Anexo 2
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24 | - Número: 012 | 8 de Janeiro de 2011DECLARATION NCEO – Network of Parliamentary Committees for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the European Union 15th Conference – Brussels, 22 November 2010CONFERENCE CONCLUSIONS Declaration of Brussels to improve the representation of women in senior positionsWe, elected representatives of National Parliaments of the Member States and Candidate Countries and of the European Parliament attending the 15th Conference of the Network of Parliamentary Committees for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men, in Brussels, note that:§ 1. women, despite their high qualification, are still greatly under-represented in managerial positions, as clearly emerges from the numerical data in the Strategy for Equality between Women and Men 2010-2015 of the European Commission (Communication from the Commission to the European Parliament, the Council, the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions, Brussels, 21 September 2010, COM (2010) 491).On average, only one in four parliament members and ministers in the EU is a woman. In the business world, the presence of women in high positions lies below any acceptable level; only one in ten board members of the largest listed companies in the EU and 3% of board chairs are women. In the area of female entrepreneurship, female entrepreneurs make up about 33% of the total number of entrepreneurs in the EU. Women come up against the so-called “glass ceiling”: the movement of women to decision-making levels seems to be in one way or another impeded. Within the public sector the participation of woman in managerial positions is somewhat greater than in the private sector, but there is still no question of real gender equality, even though the government has an exemplary role.§ 2. that there nonetheless exists a broad international consensus on the need for more women in managerial positions, not only because this is a matter of fundamental equality, but also because mixed decision-making bodies are more efficient and adopt a broader vision, and because women make up half of society‟s potential; this talent should not be absent from decision-making bodies as well.Equality of men and women is a matter of fundamental human rights. The convention on elimination of all forms of discrimination against women (CEDAW convention, 1979) as well as Article 8 of the Anexo 2
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