Gender Equality and Cooperation in Education

📢 On May 23, 2023, the governments of Brazil and the United States held the first meeting of the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER) since 2013! 🌎🤝 This important event took place at Palácio Itamaraty in Brasília and is a fulfillment of the pledge made by Presidents Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Joseph R. Biden during their February 10 meeting in Washington, D.C. 🇧🇷🇺🇸

This marks a new chapter in U.S.-Brazil relations, with JAPER at the forefront of efforts to promote equality and combat discrimination. 🙌

The reinvigoration of the Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination and Promote Equality (JAPER) highlights both countries' commitment to tackling these important issues.

The meeting at Palácio Itamaraty in Brasília represents a renewed focus on collaboration between the two nations to promote equality and address discrimination on a broad scale.

This renewed commitment from Presidents Lula and Biden underscores the importance of ongoing dialogue and cooperation in advancing these critical social objectives.

Denmark’s Euro 2024 football squad have refused a pay rise to ensure the women’s team receive equal pay.

A new four-year agreement has been reached with the Danish Football Association that will see both male and female national team players receive the same fee for representing their country.

A 15% decrease in the men's team insurance coverage also allowed them to upgrade the women's team coverage by 50%, as well as that of the Under-21 men's team by more than 40%.

“The men’s team chose not to demand any changes in the conditions in their new agreement,” Michael Sahl Hansen, director of the Danish players’ union, Spillerforeningen, said in a statement published by FIFPRO.

“It’s an extraordinary step to help improve the conditions of the women’s national teams. So, instead of looking for better conditions for themselves, the players thought about supporting the women’s team.”

Senior players were consulted before a deal was struck that will come into effect following this summer’s tournament in Germany and run until 2028.

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