Election 2018 – Socialist-Párbeszéd PM candidate promises equal wages to men and women

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Debrecen, 2018. február 23. Karácsony Gergely, az MSZP-Párbeszéd miniszterelnök-jelöltje (k) a Gurmai Zitával, a Magyar Szocialista Párt (MSZP) elnökségi tagjával (a képen nem látható) közösen tartott utcafórumon a debreceni Kossuth-szobornál 2018. február 23-án. MTI Fotó: Balázs Attila

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Opposition Socialist-Párbeszéd prime ministerial candidate Gergely Karácsony promised on Thursday to get the Istanbul Convention ratified and guarantee equal wages for men and women if he wins the upcoming general election.

Referring to international women’s day being celebrated on Thursday, he said “the real women’s day in Hungary will be April 8” when voters go to the polls and can express their wish for the equal treatment of men and women in Hungary.

If Socialist-Párbeszéd form the next government, they will introduce effective measures against domestic violence, improve infant and kindergarten care, and increase the wages of women working in creches, he said. Families will get a chance to decide how many children they want and women will not have to choose between a family and a career, he added.

Socialist board member Zita Gurmai said that as long as Viktor Orbán remained as Hungary’s prime minister, the issue of equal opportunities for women would not progress.

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