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"I was lucky to work for a director who once talked and played with my 3-year-old daughter whilst I was finalising a document for the Council but I also knew another director who didn’t accept my request for two-days leave when my 7-year-old son underwent surgery. Women are too often considered
Auteur: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 05/03/2021
"During my first interview for a job, the boss of the company asked me if I had the intention to have kids. I was young and single, and my reply was: ‘Not for the moment, but yes. I hope it will happen’. I got offended at first. Almost humiliated. But then I thought that it was him humiliating
"I often find myself in a situation where young ladies ask me how I got there, sometimes very young… Our EUDEL driver's 4 year-old-daughter could not believe that her dad's boss could be a woman, so that one day our driver took her to our offices to meet with me. It was amazing seeing
"The professional world likes to think of itself as masculine, but it is not. You also have your place there as a woman. But we're going to have to work hard at it and better than anyone else. A position, a situation or a diploma does not define you. But your choices define you and say
"You have to learn to manage setbacks. To fail and rise again. With a smile. You also need to learn to make your point, to get your voice heard, particularly important for women. And yes, as many other women with family – and fortunately now also more and more men – I have suffered from a
"It is very difficult to combine a young child and a full-time job. I fully understand why some young mothers feel discouraged to work full time or to take any additional, more challenging responsibilities. Luckily, our society and the employers have become more tolerant and flexible, and from
This €8 million (UGX 35 billion) support confirms the EU’s commitment to support Uganda during such a long and unprecedented crisis adding up to €14 million (UGX 62 billion) already provided for emergency support at the beginning of the pandemic last year
Auteur: Press and information team of the Delegation to UGANDA - Publication date: 01/03/2021
The European Union, its Member States and European financial institutions, in particular the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), have collectively provided Jordan with €841 million since March 2020 to date to support the Kingdom's
Auteur: Press and information team of the Delegation to JORDAN - Publication date: 01/03/2021
The European Research Council (ERC) has now launched the first grants under the new Horizon Europe programme. The Trade and Cooperation Agreement provides that the UK will become an associated country to Horizon Europe, which means that UK-based candidates can already apply for these new grants.
Auteur: Press and public diplomacy team - Publication date: 01/03/2021
Alors que la crise sanitaire a affecté de manière disproportionnée les personnes plus vulnérables et accru les inégalités préexistantes, la coopération entre l'UE et le Conseil de l'Europe dans la promotion de la tolérance et de la diversité reste plus importante que jamais. Dans ce
Auteur: Publication date: 01/03/2021