Sunday, March 6, 2011

Daniel M. Horton Anna Kimble

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Article 51 Friday, March 4 was present in the House of Representatives to sign the bill shares rose on the boards. Under the article taken from all the signatory associations and agenparl.it

(AGENPARL) - Rome, 4 March - "The large participation in today's testament to how high expectation towards this law. I believe that this measure has had the merit of opening up a lively debate and serious reflection in civil society. And the public has demonstrated the ability of women to network and find a great unity in the pursuit epoch-making as a result of what we are going to celebrate. I hope that March 8 will fill another important meaning with the news of the approval of the bill in the Senate. For all the women would be the first concrete sign that the glass ceiling is finally broken. " said Lella Golfo, President of Fondazione Bellisario and before signing the draft bill on gender quotas on the boards of listed companies and associates during a meeting held today in the House and brought together the major Italian women's associations. "Today we proved that a women's lobby there. And a simple word of mouth and responded to in a few days in many, to witness with their presence support 'no ifs and buts' to this law. It is an important signal that should give pause to everyone: this law will be a great success but also a first step of an egg route of equal opportunity, "said Laura Frati Gucci, president and promoter together with the Foundation dell'Aidda Bellisario meeting. A witness but also an opportunity to take stock of the process of the measure, now at the finish. Federmanager Minerva Fidapa, the Equal Opportunities Committee of the ministries and labor unions as UIL and UGL and Confsal, ACLI, ONERPO , Women's Association of the Bank of Italy, Tie, ITWIIN, Women Jurists Italy, Soroptmist, CNDI, Women's Health Committee, Public Officers and Youth Classes Youth Film Producers, The Amazon Club, Intesa Sanpaolo Project Gemma, Italian in Italy, Article 51, European Innovation, Institute for Advanced Studies on Women, Creative Leisure Society, MO.ICA, Look of Women, Zonta International , AIDU, Eurispes, Cives, some women's organizations attended the meeting today. Meanwhile, the passage of the bill seems to finish. Already found a compromise on the sanctions regime, on Tuesday the Senate Finance Committee should untie the knot on gradually. The hope is to state's share of 20% for the first mandate to move to 30% from the second. "I am confident - said Lella Golfo - and I think the debate in the Senate has been positive. A landmark law like this certainly requires a thorough analysis but I am convinced that as early as next week you will find a final agreement on a balanced but innovative. On the other hand, the fact that this law is one of the rare cases of bipartisan measure shows how it is right on the merits and in the beginning, as was long awaited by the country. As he said the vice president of the European Commission Viviane Reding, the shares are a 'must icebreaker' and now, all together, we demonstrated.

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