Cyprus Women's Lobby campaigns for more gender equality

The Cyprus Women's Lobby, an umbrella of 16 women's organizations and NGOs, has presented the country's two presidential candidates with a list of 16 commitments to improve gender equality on the Mediterranean island.

The list was handed to incumbent President Nicos Anastasiades and his rival in Sunday's runoff Stavros Malas by members of the lobby, in a country where gender equality is a relatively recent addition to the political agenda and women still get paid 15.6 percent less than men on average in the private sector, according to a 2016 European Commission report.

Cyprus has already made strides in this area, though activists on the ground say more is needed.

According to CWL chief Maria Epameinonda, that the new president will have a "duty to generate essential change in regards to the equality of women and men."

"Mostly due to Cyprus's harmonization...

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