Gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis

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How the groups voted

GroupForAgainstAbstainedAbsentUnity

The Left38

29009100%

S&D141

1080033100%

Greens/EFA71

6000

The European Parliament adopted by 383 votes to 99, with 71 abstentions, a resolution on the gender aspects of the rising cost of living and the impact of the energy crisis.The COVID-19 pandemic, the rising cost of living crisis and the war against Ukraine have intensified a pre-existing crisis and the precarious working and living conditions faced by many women. The gendered implications of such crises further perpetuate systemic gender inequalities across multiple sectors. This crisis acutely threatens women’s livelihoods, health, well-being, economic independence and access to housing, while limiting their purchasing power and their ability to purchase basic necessities such as food, preventing them from enjoying a decent standard of…