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12th October 2005 : Speech in the European Parliament : Women and poverty in the EU
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| Mr President, most of us agree that the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality does yeoman work – well, at least in my view, as much as other committee. While I recognise the basic direction behind this report and the difficulties some women face on remuneration, and I wholeheartedly support the need for better statistical information on this particular topic, I have to draw the House’s attention to the double standards that we employ. Today you can buy this magazine in the Parliament’s shop: it is hardcore pornography. Although an American publication, it depicts eastern European models, I suspect because of the poverty referred to by Mrs Záborská’s team. It is the tip of the iceberg of exploitation and people trafficking, subjects highlighted by this very report. Yet it is for sale here. I find the hypocrisy of the European Parliament on this subject, like so many, many others, sadly predictable. |
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