PM Dancila says women have strength, skills to further improve society

Prime Minister Viorica Dancila on Friday said she is fully convinced that women have the strength and the necessary skills to further change society for the better. "I wish a happy Women's Day to all women, and may they achieve all they wish for! Ladies from all over Europe, I want you to know that in the Romanian Prime Minister you have a firm supporter promoting gender equality in all areas of society: economic, social, political (...) As the first female prime minister of Romania, I am fully convinced that women have the strength and the skills needed to further change society for the better, implicitly by finding the best solutions for the future of Europe," she said when presenting a review of the results of the Romanian Presidency of the EU Council. She reiterated the message sent to Brussels regarding the efforts made by the Romanian presidency of the EU Council on gender equality. "On Wednesday, I participated in a meeting of the European Women's Council in Brussels and, yesterday, we launched a debate on the promotion of gender equality organised by the Romanian Presidency at the Council of the European Union. I conveyed a message that I wholeheartedly believe that new measures are needed at a national and European level to reduce wage gap between women and men, to promote women in business and leadership positions," PM Dancila mentioned. AGERPRES (RO - author: Irinela Visan, editor: Claudia Stanescu; EN - author: Corneliu-Aurelian Colceriu, editor: Rodica State)