The Chair of the Women's Rights and Gender Equality Committee, Ms Eva-Britt Svensson (GUE/NGL, Sweden) is behind a non-legislative report with suggestions on how to protect women against crime directed against them simply because they are women and to guarantee women a decent life.
Seminārā, kuru nesen organizēja Sieviešu komiteja, eksperti norādīja, ka Eiropas Savienībā 1 no 3 bērniem dzimst ārpus laulības, un ka starp tiem vecākiem, kas dažādu iemeslu dēļ bērnus audzina vieni, 9 no 10 ir sievietes.