Intersectional discrimination in the European Union: the socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin-American and Asian descent

Reference A9-0190/2022Committee FEMMGender equality Social protection

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The Left39

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S&D145

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Greens/EFA71

640

The European Parliament adopted by 438 votes to 133, with 58 abstentions, a resolution on intersectional discrimination in the European Union: the socio-economic situation of women of African, Middle-Eastern, Latin-American and Asian descent.Parliament stressed the importance of developing EU policies to combat and eliminate intersectional discrimination , including through EU anti-discrimination and gender equality legislation and policies. It called for the promotion of an EU framework on intersectional discrimination with cross-cutting objectives and measures.Members called for the development of a mainstreaming mechanism for cooperation and coordination of EU and national equality policies, so that all types of discrimination,…