Crisis as an opportunity to improve equality at all levels? CEMR speaks with EU Commissioner for Equality Helena Dalli

On 26 January 2021, the first EU Commissioner for Equality, Helena Dalli, met with local leaders of the CEMR Standing Committee for Equality to discuss the potential for local and regional action to build equality from the ground up and to identify areas for multi-level cooperation.

Commissioner Dalli presented the main areas her team is working on, particularly the effects of the coronavirus pandemic on women’s involvement in the labour market, their social and economic vulnerability and tackling the “shadow pandemic” of violence against women. The Commissioner also stressed that the pandemic reminds us that home is not a safe space for everyone.

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