 Informal Meeting of Ministers for Gender Equality and
Ministerial Conference on Gender Equality
Brdo pri Kranju, 29–31 January 2008
Gender stereotypes are one of the most persistent root causes of for inequality between women and men in all areas of life and in all life periods. The Conference Elimination of Gender Stereotypes: Mission (Im)Possible? will address possible ways to eliminate traditional gender roles and gender stereotypes, especially in the areas of education, training, labour market, culture and media. The Conference is supported by the European Commission.
The Conference will be followed by the Informal Meeting of Ministers for Gender Equality, which is the most important event in the area of gender equality during the Slovenian Presidency of the Council of the EU. Ministers will discuss participation and empowerment of women in society. This topic will be the framework for addressing issues of the balanced participation of women and men in political decision-making, the empowerment of girls in order to achieve gender equality, and the importance of gender equality policies in development cooperation.
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