Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality
In collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments
Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting
International Women’s Day 2022
An ambitious future for Europe's women after COVID-19: mental load, gender
equality in teleworking and unpaid care work
after the pandemic
Thursday, 3 March
PROGRAMME
h to 12.00 h
DRAF
2022, from 9.00
European Parliament in Brussels & remotely
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Welcoming words by
Robert BIEDROŃ,
Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Opening speeches by
Roberta METSOLA,
President of the European Parliament
Élisabeth MORENO,
Minister for Gender Equality, Diversity and Equal
Opportunities, France (TBC)
Keynote speech by
Katrín Jakobsdóttir,
Prime Minister of Iceland (TBC)
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Panel discussion with experts:
Panellists:
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Dr Zoe YOUNG,
Director of Half the Sky and co-investigator of the UKRI/ESRC research
programme Work After Lockdown
- Anne-Cecil MAILFERT,
founder and president of the Fondation des femmes
- TBC
- Carlien SCHEELE,
Director of EIGE (TBC)
Debate with the participation of the Members of National Parliaments
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Closing words by
Helena DALLI,
European Commissioner for Equality
Robert BIEDROŃ,
Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality