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& Pi; & tau; & Delta ;: & Pi; & rho; & omicron; & sigma; & delta; ί & delta; & omic & upsilon; & mu; & epsilon; & tau; & epsilon; & rho; ά & sigma; & tau; & iota; & alpha; & sigma; & eta; & mu; & alpha; & sigma; ί & alpha; & sigma; & epsilon; & zeta; & eta; & tau; ή & mu; & alpha; & ta; & iota; & sigma; ό & tau; & eta; & tau; & alpha; & sigmaf; & phi; ύ & lambda; & omega; & nu; focuses its efforts on the formulation and implementation of horizontal equality policies, stressed the President of the Republic Nikos Anastasiadis, in his greeting on Tuesday afternoon at the General Electoral Assembly of the Cyprus Federation of Women Entrepreneurs (KOGEE), in Nicosia. & nbsp; </b> </p> <p>In his greeting, which was read by the Minister of Justice and Public Order Stefi Drakou, President Anastasiadis expressed the belief that the dynamism that distinguishes women allows them to successfully serve the multiple roles and responsibilities they undertake. </p> <p> < p>“The achievements and the generally successful activation of women in private and public life, imposed the respect, recognition and utilization of their abilities”, she stated and added that “it is this respect that consciously led me during the formation of my Government and of the first but especially of the second, to use in key positions and positions of responsibility a significant number of women, greater than ever since the founding of the Republic of Cyprus “. </p> <p> He also said that today 50% of the Commissioners of the Republic are women, while at the same time the presence of women in the Boards of Directors of semi-governmental organizations has significantly increased since they now exceed 35%. </p> <p>He noted that the Council of Ministers consists of five prominent women, while for the first time a young woman has been elected Speaker of Parliament. </p> <p> Making a brief reference to how much the Government has achieved in terms of work and especially its reduction The President of the Republic said that according to the latest and revised data of the Statistical Service for 2019, the percentage of the pay gap is 10.1%, compared to 14.1% which is the EU average. </p> <p>He added that “this positive development ranks Cyprus in the 7th best position among the Member States with a significant increase in recent years, after we achieved a significant reduction of the gap, from 15.6% in 2012 when we took power, to 10.1% He also stated that the National Action Plan for Equality between Men and Women 2019-2023, which was prepared after research and study by the current Government, places special emphasis on the deconstruction of stereotypes and the sexism in conjunction with the union of family and professional obligations. </p> <p>He also said that from 2017 until today, the current Government has increased the sponsorships given to women's organizations in order to organize actions in this direction, by 52%. </p> <p>Regarding the legislative field, labor legislation, the President of the Republic said that important legislations have been passed, which strengthen the role of women in the sphere of family, work and society in general, and at the same time, important legislations have been drafted in the field preventing and combating gender-based violence, which strengthen the existing network of protection of women victims of violence and abuse. </p> <p> “The current government, through its policies and actions, such behaviors that affect and degrade the status of women “, he underlined. </p> <p> That is why the Council of Ministers, as he said,” very recently, decided to establish the National Coordinating Body for the Istanbul Convention, under the effective action to prevent and address violence against women is expected to be promoted. “</p> <p> Legislation According to President Anastasiadis, these are complemented by a wide range of policies and programs related to the reconciliation between family and professional obligations, the training and reintegration of women into the labor market and the strengthening of women's entrepreneurship. </p> <p> ΚΥΠΕ </p> <p><noindex></p> <div class=Source: www.philenews.com

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