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PES Women
President	Zita Gurmai
Vice President	Elke Ferner Sonja Kovac Rosario Gamboa Emmi Lintonen
Founded	1992 (1992)
Headquarters	Rue Guimard 10 1040 Brussels Belgium
Ideology	Social democracy
Mother party	Party of European Socialists
International affiliation	Progressive Alliance
Website	women.pes.eu

PES Women is the women's wing of the Party of European Socialists (PES). The organisation campaigns for Women's rights and gender equality across Europe.

History

The organisation was formed in 1992 when the Party of European Socialists was officially formed as a European party. Before becoming an integral part of the new organisation, it was known as the PES Women Standing Committee. In 2014, PES Women celebrated 20 years.

The purpose of PES Women as described by previous organisation presidents is to ensure that women have a voice and have an increased contribution to politics. It is to ensure that women are part of the decision-making process in European politics. The organisation has women association members both within and outside the European Union including: the United Kingdom - Labour Women's Network. Norway and Switzerland.

Organisation

The leadership is made up of PES member parties from across Europe.

Position	Name
President	Zita Gurmai
Vice-President	Elke Ferner
Vice-President	Sonja Kovac
Vice-President	Rosario Gamboa
Vice-President	Emmi Lintonen