EU Enlargement & Neighbourhood
"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
Author: 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
Nine young women who are part of the Talitha Project in Tonga can now officiate rugby matches in schools and communities, after completing an Introductory Level Referees Course.
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the PACIFIC ISLANDS - Publication date: 01/03/2021
“The impacts of climate change and environmental degradation fall most heavily on women… But women are also the backbone of agriculture and key stewards of natural resources. They are among the world’s leading environmental human rights defenders… As humankind devises strategies for natural
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to the UN in New York
ADELANTE 2, el programa emblemático de la Unión Europea en materia de Cooperación Triangular, anuncia el próximo lanzamiento de la Ventana ADELANTE de Cooperación Triangular Unión Europea- América Latina y el Caribe, que nace con el objetivo de contribuir al cumplimiento de la Agenda 2030 y al
Author: Press and information team of the Delegation to GUATEMALA - Publication date: 01/03/2021
The Stabilisation and Association Council (SA Council) between the European Union and Albania held its eleventh meeting on 1 March 2021 in Brussels.
Author: Strategic Communications - Publication date: 01/03/2021
