Committee on Industry, Research and Energy Ordinary meeting
10 November 2026
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ITRE European Parliament
Follow its sittings00:01 - 01:25
Elena Toia
Vice-Chair of the ITRE Committee
Good afternoon, everyone. We can start our important work in the afternoon, and we move to the item 10 of our agenda. We have now the exchange of views on gender equality in Horizon Europe 21-27 and perspectives for the future with Joanna Drake, Deputy Director-General, Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, European Commission. I would like to thank you, Ms Drake, for being with us today for an exchange of views on gender equality in this week. Our exchange of views is taking place in the context of the European Parliament Gender Equality Week.
We will start with a short video message from the President prepared for this occasion. We have approximately one hour for this discussion, which will be held in the catch-the-eye format. I invite all members who want to take the floor to put their nameplates vertically in their holder. I remind everyone to, please, stick to their time, and now, I would like to play the video from the President, please.
01:25 - 02:45
PPE Député européen
President | Délégation à l'Assemblée parlementaire de l'Union pour la Méditerranée 
Europe moves forward when people decide to step up and take the lead. As President, I see this in action every day. I have met incredible women leaders throughout our society and across our continent who are blazing trails, building success stories and changing our societies. But these brave women are still too often held back by pressures that male leaders rarely face, from pay disparities and invisible labour to outdated stereotypes and online abuse. In this House, we are taking steps to smash these glass ceilings and make the path to leadership more accessible, including making space on corporate boards and closing employment, pay and pension gaps.
This Parliament can also be proud of our electoral reform on proxy voting rights so that no member is forced to choose between her democratic responsibilities and starting a family. We will maintain the pressure for ratification by all Member States and the national parliaments so that no woman is left behind. But opening doors at the top is only part of the task. We need to do more to help women succeed from day one. Leadership is cultivated throughout childhood, education and careers.
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