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Gender Equality: The EU is breaking the glass ceiling thanks to new gender balance targets on company boards (European Commission, Nov. 22, 2022)
> the European Parliament has formally adopted the new EU law on gender balance on corporate boards. By 2026, companies will need to have 40% of the underrepresented sex among non-executive directors or 33% among all directors. https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/statement_22_7074
Gender-Based Violence and Food Insecurity: What we know and why gender equality is the answer (Relief Web, UN OCHA, Nov. 23, 2022)
> New CARE analysis highlights disturbing correlation between hunger and violence against women https://reliefweb.int/report/world/gender-based-violence-and-food-insec…