Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2012

The dossier concerns equality between women and men in the EU for 2012. The amendments focus on the gender pay and pension gap, equal pay for equal work and the revision of Directive 2006/54/EC, women's participation in the labour market and decision-making, the impact of the economic crisis and austerity on women, gender budgeting and mainstreaming, and the Youth Employment Package and Youth Guarantee.