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E.L.I.O.T.
- ENHANCING LITERACY BASIC SKILLS AND FIGHTING DROPOUT WITH CROSS-
CURRICULAR THEATRICAL EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
PLENARY SITTING DRAFT AGENDA
Adoption of agenda
2. FEMM Committee
Strict penalties about rape, domestic violence, marriage by force and fgm
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Doing harder jobs so they can think twice next time.
A longer sentence in prison (equal for men and women)
Rehabilitation of all offenders.
Helping the victims through social services and organisations.
Training programmes for teachers, so that they can recognize signs of violence and abuse.
Prohibition of sexist commercials advertisements
o Sexist commercial = almost naked women and fully dressed men.
o Stereotypes removed from adverts.
o Call for a petition to push companies to comply.
Equal pay and pension for both genders and equality of opportunities in a professional
career
o A creation of an union to ensure equal pay.
o Increase of paternity leaves to two weeks
o Ability of the parents to choose which one takes the parental leave.
Promote an idea of girls dignity and freedom, fighting against stereotypes linked to sex
o Create an initiative that organises programmes that educate students for gender equality.
o Gender neutral toys for kids
Diffusion of the public world of the voices that are overly in favour of the women's world.
o Seminars from experts like sociologists and psychologists for adults.
Reduce the gap of graduated women in scientific and technological disciplines.
o Creating positive role models for women. Put them in the spotlights
Promote and inform about gender equality in schools
o The EU should promote and inform about gender equality in schools so that women can be
more included in society.