The chairwoman of the Women's Organization of Hungarian Democratic Union of Romania (UDMR), MP Biro Rozalia, declared on Thursday, in Oradea, that women from the national minorities of Europe need a European working group, within the Federal Union of European Nationalities (FUEN).
The women's leader from UDMR participated, between November 21 and 22, in Vienna, in the event organized by FUEN, with the theme "Women of national minorities", where representatives from ten countries were present, agerpres reports.
According to the MP, the discussions were based on a study developed by FUEN regarding the women of national minorities in Europe and which analyzes the situation of equal opportunities between women and men.
Deputy Biro Rozalia emphasized, during the work in Vienna, that a national minority, as a community, requires special attention, greater than for the majority, as is also given to the youngest child in the family.
She gave some minorities as examples - such as the Germans in Hungary or the Croats in Austria - who are trying to develop standards for putting into practice the principle of equal opportunities between men and women. It is activated, she continued, to raise awareness that there are certain jobs that are perceived only for women, in order to emphasize the fact that work at home, taking care of family members, is not valued, not even quantified, in the conditions in which 99 percent of these activities are performed by women.
"In conclusion, because the situation differs from one country to another, from one national minority to another, having specific aspects, we need to establish a work group, at a European level, within FUEN, through which we can ensure a permanent exchange of experience, as well as elaborating priorities of women from Europe's national minorities, namely a common strategy, with common and specific directives," deputy Biro Rozalia pointed out.
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