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Seminar: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion – the regional perspective

Tuesday, 19 January 2010

Seminar: Gender Equality and Social Inclusion – the regional perspective
The path to economic independence – Inclusion of women in the labour market

Date: 10th March 2010
Venue: Room: JDE 51, Committee of the Regions
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Women’s empowerment in economic participation, work, and education is vital to ensure gender equality and eliminate poverty and social exclusion. The keyword is women as economic independent subjects.

The Seminar will contribute to de debate on reliving women of poverty, their full participation as economic subjects and to the issue of burden sharing in the family sphere and the organisation of working life in order for society to achieve a good work-life balance. The partner regions will present best practise on a variety of different regional projects relating to the inclusion of women in the labour market. The regional representatives will continue to discuss the topic in the panel debate. The results of the event may contribute to the preparation of the follow up of the EU Roadmap for Equality between women and men (2006-2010).

The participants will have the opportunity to network and receive further information about the regional projects in the speed-networking session after the end of the formal seminar.

For more information contact: Anita Trosdahl, e-mail: or by phone: + 47 23 46 16 78.

Programme (draft)
13.00 Registration and networking lunch

14.00 Welcome
          Vera Selnes, Director Oslo Region European Office
          Juan Manuel Revuelta Pérez, Director General, Delegación de la Comunitat
          Valenciana in Brussels

14.05 Short introduction by moderator
          Dr. Sotiria Theodoropoulo, European Policy Centre

14.15 The Gender Dimension of Poverty
           Representative of the European Women’s Lobby

14.45  European Commission revision of Roadmap for equality between
           men and women
           Juan Luis BARBOLLA CASAS
           DG Employment, social affairs and equal opportunities

15.15 The Spanish Presidency on gender Equality
           Delmira Sera, Councellor, Spanish Permanent Representation to the EU

15.30   Break

15.45  Short project presentations from 6 selected projects
           1. W.I.C.E.D – Womens International Centre for Economic Development
               Maggie O'Carroll, Executive Director at WICED, United Kingdom

           2. Equal opportunities office in the City of Budapest
               Ms. Ildiko Kassai, Budapest Chance Nonprofit Ltd, Hungary

           3. Women-to-women mentor-network program
               Goro Ree-Lindstad, Regional Centre for equality, Norway

           4. Roma women integration into the labour market
               Responsible regional office: Puglia

           5. Gender 4 growth, INTERREG IVC project
               Responsible regional office: Ile-de-France

           6. Universem: University and employment for women
               Responsible regional office: Andalucía

16.45 Panel debate

17.30 Reception and Speed-networking with stands

Speakers and projects: (to be updated)

Partners in organising this seminar are:
Oslo Region European Office
Valencia region
City of Budapest Brussels Office
North West of England Brussels Office
Regione Puglia
Region of Andalucia
Ile-de-France

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