Equality

Equality

We are a feminist party, which fights for equal rights and opportunities for all women, men and non-binary people. Gender equality and LGBTI rights are crucial for well-functioning democracies, and any form of discrimination is unacceptable in our modern European societies.

  • Combatting gender-based violence

    Gender-based violence is a human rights violation. One in three women in Europe have experienced some form of physical and/or sexual violence since the age of 15. We urge all EU Member States to ratify and implement the Istanbul Convention, to make Europe a safer place for all women by recognising multiple forms of gender-based violence, taking measures to prevent it, protect victims and prosecute perpetrators. It is the only way forward for Europe to guarantee the protection and safety of all women, girls and vulnerable groups in Europe, including Roma women, women with disabilities as well as refugee women, migrants and LGBTI people arriving to Europe.

  • A feminist economy

    We fight to close the gender gaps through a feminist economy. Social and economic policies must properly acknowledge the contribution made by women. We advocate equal pay for work of equal value, binding pay transparency legislation, and measures to improve women’s labour market participation and combat gender stereotypes. We need better work-life balance, more public investment in the welfare state, and more women in economic and political decision-making.

     

  • All rights for all women

    All women in Europe, in all their diversity, should have equal access to participation in decision-making, sexual and reproductive health and rights, and gender-responsive and gender-mainstreamed political institutions. We value diversity, inclusion and an intersectional approach to equality.

     

Fighting for equality for all

Equality

PES Women

PES Women promotes gender equality and women’s representation both inside and outside the Party of European Socialists.

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Equality

Rainbow Rose

The network for the LGBTI groups of Europe’s socialist, social democratic & labour parties.

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Documents

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  • Zero-Tolerance Zone: A Europe Free from Gender-Based Violence

    PES Women Manifesto adopted at PES Women Statutory on 15 October 2021
    View document October 19, 2021
  • PES Women Language Style Guide

    PES Women Language Style Guide
    View document July 15, 2021
  • Progressives for strong European democracies with feminist values at heart

    Adopted by the PES Presidency of 25 June 2021
    View document June 26, 2021
  • Brochure – A Feminist Economy for Europe

    View document November 18, 2020
  • Adopted PES Women Statement for a feminist Europe 2019-2024

    In the framework of PES Campaign for a feminist Europe, PES Women presented their Statement to European decision-makers, calling to put gender equality into practice…
    View document June 21, 2019
  • PES EPSCO ministers’ Declaration: Equal participation of women and men in the labour market

    Declaration adopted by PES employment, social affairs, health and consumer policy (EPSCO) ministers
    View document October 13, 2020