Mimica: ‘I will be the most vocal male feminist’

Development Commissioner Neven Mimica met with a group of journalists on 26 March 2015 to debrief after his first 100 days in office.

The discussion was dominated by gender equality, during which Mr Mimica statedhe would be the most vocal defender of gender equality in his work. This happened two days after he returned from a global forum in Addis Ababa dedicated to the role of women in politics.

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Committee on Development satisfied with Mimica's hearing http://www.europeansources.info/record/meps-fail-to-quiz-mimica-committee-on-development-satisfied-with-mimicas-hearing/

EurActiv, 31.03.15: EU aims for global standards against slave labour and exploitation http://www.euractiv.com/sections/development-policy/eu-aims-global-standards-against-slave-labour-and-exploitation-313390

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