Friday, 8 March 2013 marks the 102nd International Women’s Day (IWD) with thousands of events occurring worldwide to inspire women, celebrate achievements and rally against inequalities, under the theme The Gender Agenda: Gaining Momentum.
Europol sees International Women’s Day as the ideal opportunity to recognise the achievements of all women working within the organisation and to create awareness of Europol as an attractive employer for both men and women. Despite significant achievements in fostering equality between the sexes, gender gaps still remain and, across the European Union, women are still largely outnumbered by men in positions of responsibility in all fields.
Europol’s Director, Rob Wainwright, recognises the positive impact of a diverse and balanced workforce. Organisational performance relies on the complementarity and diversity of behaviours, and a diverse workforce provides a broader set of ideas, creativity and experience. If Europol is to be successful in combating international organised crime groups, the organisation must embrace gender equality and diversity, bringing together talent, skills and knowledge from all sides.
Europol will mark International Women’s Day with the release of a media package that has two main aims: to promote awareness and discussion on gender balance in law enforcement, and to raise awareness about career opportunities at Europol’s headquarters in The Hague. Europol will publish its article - The Female Factor - which explores the issue of gender balance within law enforcement environments, and profiles of eight female Europol staff members, who speak about their different roles and their experience of working for an international law enforcement agency.
Since the start of 2013, Europol has been present on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube to engage more with the public, providing information on the organisation’s mission and sharing news, insights and multimedia content. On International Women’s Day, Europol would like to encourage new subscribers to tune into its social media channels and especially Twitter, where Ms Victoria Baines, team leader for Strategy and Prevention in the European Cybercrime Centre (EC3), will Tweet throughout the day to provide a practical insight into her daily life working for Europol.
Those interested in knowing more about working for Europol are invited to visit Europol’s website - Recruitment & Internship page – where more information about working for the agency can be found, and where new vacancies will be published on a regular basis.
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