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Madam President, last spring the British magazine
proclaimed that women’s power was the main engine of the global economy. We want to make the European economy more competitive and more innovative. It is therefore not enough that women should enter the labour market in vast numbers: they should also be getting managerial positions in the public and private sectors, where their skills can be used to full advantage.
Studies show that companies with a lot of women in senior management posts are more profitable than those where there are few female managers. A determined strategy to promote the status of women would give the European economy a new boost and would improve its position in the competition against the United States of America and the Asian countries. This is the sort of determination I require of the EU and hope that it will show.
Women in Western Europe overtook men in levels of education a long time ago. Academic achievements, however, have not led to a greater number of women in managerial positions in society or the business world. The proportion of women on the Boards of Directors of European companies is still in single figures.
The barriers to progress in the careers of educated women in Europe are rooted not in true discrimination but in corporate culture, attitudes, prejudice and stereotypes. There are also barriers which can be reduced through political decisions. Examples include the reconciliation of work and family life and a fair share of the costs of parenthood.
Regrettably, I do have to say that what the EU has done on the road to equality has not been sufficient, nor has it been effective. There is much talk and there are aspirations, but action and the political will have unfortunately been lacking."@en1
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