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Poland and Hungary have launched a legal action at the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) against the new mechanism that links the payment of EU funds to compliance with the rule of law. The move comes as no surprise, as the EU heads of government made clear in December that the mechanism could only be implemented after it had been examined by the ECJ. In practice the tool stands to be delayed for years. How serious is the legal challenge?

Germany's governing CDU has suffered its worst results to date in regional elections in the states of Baden-Württemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate. In Baden-Württemberg, the Greens won with 32.6 percent of the vote while the CDU lagged behind with 24.1 percent. In Rhineland-Palatinate, the SPD was the strongest party with 35.7 percent while the CDU slipped to 27.6 percent. Europe's press sees this as a major development as the "super election year" kicks off in Germany.

L’alimentation en eau potable sera suspendue à partir du matin de ce lundi dans plusieurs communes de la capitale en raison de travaux de réparation, annonce ce lundi la Société des eaux et de l’assainissement «La Société des Eaux et de l’Assainissement d’Alger -SEAAL – procèdera pour une durée de 21 heures, ce lundi 15 […]

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MEPs will discuss the efficacy of vaccines against new Covid-19 variants with experts, assess the impact of data protection rules and vote on artificial intelligence rules.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

MEPs will discuss the efficacy of vaccines against new Covid-19 variants with experts, assess the impact of data protection rules and vote on artificial intelligence rules.

Source : © European Union, 2021 - EP

Israël reconnaît officiellement le Kosovo, Pristina va ouvrir son ambassade à Jérusalem
Albin Kurti : « Au Kosovo, nous allons en finir avec l'Ancien régime »
Accord Kosovo-Serbie : Jérusalem, un cheveu dans la soupe de Vučić
« Dé-reconnaissances » du Kosovo : la Serbie poursuit son travail de sape
Résolution sur Jérusalem à l'Onu : les Balkans écartelés entre Bruxelles et Washington

/ Kosovo, Relations internationales, Courrier des Balkans

Israël reconnaît officiellement le Kosovo, Pristina va ouvrir son ambassade à Jérusalem
Albin Kurti : « Au Kosovo, nous allons en finir avec l'Ancien régime »
Accord Kosovo-Serbie : Jérusalem, un cheveu dans la soupe de Vučić
« Dé-reconnaissances » du Kosovo : la Serbie poursuit son travail de sape
Résolution sur Jérusalem à l'Onu : les Balkans écartelés entre Bruxelles et Washington

/ Kosovo, Relations internationales, Courrier des Balkans

By Shammi Quddus
Mar 15 2021 (IPS-Partners)

My newsfeed on International Women’s Day: “Happy Women’s Day to my superwoman! You got promoted to Vice President at the bank, you are an amazing mom to our kids, you make sure a simple guy like me has his life in order and take care of your parents and in-laws with the utmost care. Salute!”

I wonder what the guy is doing since his wife seems to be doing the work of four people combined.

I scroll on.

“We are launching a campaign to celebrate the superwoman in your lives! Your mom, your wife, your sister they do much for us! Send us a recorded video and you can win a special discount for your next order.”

This has become standard fare of International Women’s Day in social and traditional media. While this type of superwoman hype feels good, it perpetuates certain harmful norms.

First, congratulating women for being superwomen is congratulating them for doing it all—working a full time job and shouldering caregiving for children and the elderly. Why are women doing it all? Do they have 36 hours in a day? What are their partners doing? By celebrating this definition of a superwoman, we reinforce the idea that women doing it all is the gold standard when in reality, it is a perpetuation of entrenched patriarchal norms that absolves men of taking up household responsibilities.

Second, the superwoman label takes permission away from women to seek help. Women who cannot do it all or refuse to are shamed and shunned. It puts immense pressure on all women to keep up the appearance of having it all together when in reality, many are struggling to balance work and family, and carve out a sliver of time for self-care. If anything, we need to do the opposite and communicate that juggling so many roles is unsustainable. Something has to give and something will give. Many women often end up quitting careers they love or suffer in silence from poor mental and physical health.

Third, it hides the fact that being a superwoman is a class issue. Women who can afford daycare or nannies can keep working with school-going kids. Having a family car makes pickups and drop-offs much easier. Having grandparents who live in the city and look after the young ones is a big relief. These advantages are not available to the millions of women who work in low-paid jobs. Such women are rarely picked up by media to be superwomen. The prerogative only belongs to the white collar, upper middle class who can afford the extra help.

So what can we do instead?

Enough with the superwoman label. It’s not helping women. It’s hurting women. Yes, there are women who do a million things for us. Thank them in person but have a conversation to figure out how the work can be shared more equitably in the home and workplace. These conversations need to take place with mothers, wives, sisters, daughters and even the women who work for us—the nannies, the cleaning ladies, the cooks. If you are a leader in an organisation, instead of celebrating the lone superwoman in the C-suite, ask yourself why your C-suite is not half female. Better yet, ask your women.

International Women’s Day was established more than a century ago to fight for equality. Let’s honour that vision by making sure personal and professional success is attainable not just by superwomen, but by all women.

Shammi Quddus is a Product Manager at Google. She is a wife and mother of two, and not a superwoman.

This story was originally published by The Daily Star, Bangladesh

The post I Don’t Want to Be a Superwoman appeared first on Inter Press Service.

L’artiste nigérian David Adeleke, connu sous le nom de « Davido », a secoué la Toile dans la soirée du samedi 13 mars 2021 en postant une vidéo de lui avec l’artiste canadien Drake. Le roi de l’afrobeat serait en train de préparer un featuring avec le rappeur américain Drake. Actuellement aux USA où il […]

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