Equality of women and men in local life
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Barcelona moves one step closer to gender equality
Barcelona now joins other major Spanish cities that have signed the European charter for equality of women and men in local life.
The mayor of Barcelona, Jordi Hereu i Boher, signed the charter on 16 October 2009, alongside.the meeting of the Women Elected Representatives Committee of the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR). Over 100 Spanish local governments out of a total of 912 in Europe have already signed the charter.
The seminar also aimed to discuss specific topics that are covered in the charter including Article 22 on violence against ...
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