Combating violence against women: What is the EU doing?

In the weeks leading up to International Women's Day, the EPP Group hosted a series of events on gender equality. We discussed early gender stereotypes, the importance of women on executive boards and women entrepreneurs, amongst other topics.In this episode, we are discussing gender-based violence.We talked to Frances Fitzgerald, a Member of the European Parliament, EPP Group Coordinator of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality and also a former Minister for Justice in Ireland; Irena Moozova, Director of the Equality & Citizenship Unit, DG JUST (European Commission); and Claire Fourçans, Policy & Campaigns Director at the European Women’s Lobby.This episode was originally recorded as a Twitter Spaces event on International Women's Day. Don't miss it!And if you have a topic that you would like to hear discussed in this podcast, please get in touch via social media. Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EPPGroup Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eppgroup Twitter: https://twitter.com/eppgroup For more information about the EPP Group visit: https://www.eppgroup.eu