International Women’s Day 2017

The European Commission released a joint statement on 8 March 2017 to mark the occasion of the International Women's Day.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: International Women's Day 2016 http://www.europeansources.info/record/joint-statement-on-international-womens-day/

ESO: Background information: EPRS Briefings on 'Empowering women in the EU and beyond' http://www.europeansources.info/record/empowering-women-in-the-eu-and-beyond-labour-market-empowering-women-in-the-eu-and-beyond-education-and-reproductive-health-empowering-women-in-the-eu-and-beyond-leadership-and-conflict-resolut/

European Parliament: Press Release, 07.03.17: Gender balance: five areas for improvement http://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/news-room/20170306STO65206/

EurActiv, 08.03.17: [Opinion] Brussels, where are all the women experts? http://www.euractiv.com/section/all/opinion/tomorrow-morningbrussels-where-are-all-the-women-experts/

EurActiv, 08.03.17: [Opinion] There’s nothing private about women’s sexual and reproductive rights http://www.euractiv.com/section/health-consumers/opinion/theres-nothing-private-about-womens-sexual-and-reproductive-rights/

The Guardian, 07.03.17: 'We are international, we are everywhere': women unite in global strike https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/mar/08/international-womens-day-political-global-strike

BBC News: 100 Women http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-24371433

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