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Sexual equality is a basic principle of community law. Guaranteeing equality of opportunity between both sexes and combating any kind of gender discrimination is one of the established objectives of the EU. This is why the Commission is also involved in other arenas, as evidenced in the support for the outcomes of the international principles arising from the Beijing Platform for Action and Millennium Development Goals.
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© 2011 Alicia E. Kaufmann
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Kaufmann, A.E. (2011). Women in Europe — The Situation. In: Changing Female Identities. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9780230348585_7
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