02/03/2006: On behalf of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality of the European Parliament, Marie Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou MEP participated at the Conference "Gender Equality: making a difference through Parliament". The conference, organised by the Inter-parliamentary Union and the Division for the Advancement of Women on the occasion of the 50th session of the Commission on the Status of Women, took place at the UN Headquarters in New York on 1 March.
The conference focused mainly on the role of women in decision-making processes, and particularly their contribution in Parliament to raising awareness on the question of gender equality. Other issues included the partnerships which could be established with civil society.
In her capacity as representative of the European Parliament's Women's Rights Committee, Mrs Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou presented the activities of the Committee and the measures taken to promote the integration of the gender dimension into all community policies and programmes, an improved participation of women in decision-making processes at political, economic and social levels and the conciliation of family and professional life.
In conclusion, Mrs Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou underlined that the sessions of the UN Commission on the status of women and the meetings of the Inter-parliamentary Union give the opportunity to reiterate the necessity to establish a close, equal and fruitful collaboration between men and women in the decision-making process in order to preserve peace and promote security and justice both in local communities and at international level.
The conference focused mainly on the role of women in decision-making processes, and particularly their contribution in Parliament to raising awareness on the question of gender equality. Other issues included the partnerships which could be established with civil society.
In her capacity as representative of the European Parliament's Women's Rights Committee, Mrs Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou presented the activities of the Committee and the measures taken to promote the integration of the gender dimension into all community policies and programmes, an improved participation of women in decision-making processes at political, economic and social levels and the conciliation of family and professional life.
In conclusion, Mrs Panayotopoulos-Cassiotou underlined that the sessions of the UN Commission on the status of women and the meetings of the Inter-parliamentary Union give the opportunity to reiterate the necessity to establish a close, equal and fruitful collaboration between men and women in the decision-making process in order to preserve peace and promote security and justice both in local communities and at international level.
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