Catherine de Bolle
Executive Director,
Europol
‘As leaders, we have to create the conditions allowing our staff, whether men or women, to develop their full potential and reach their career goals. Achieving gender equality requires more than boosting female recruitment; we must encourage our female staff members to take the steps necessary to advance their careers. It is our role to foster cultural change in our organisations and make sure that our internal policies protect our diversity.’
I support the IGC Panel Parity Pledge.
I support the IGC gender-based violence pledge.
Personal Commitments
I commit to support and advocate for all initiatives and processes in multilateral organizations in the Hague aimed at improving gender equality, as well as raising awareness on harassment and unconscious bias. This will include, and will not be limited to, promoting participation of female candidates in different courses organized by OPCW, supporting the efforts of the ICC for implementation of the first Strategy of the ICC on Gender Equality and Workplace Culture. I will also actively promote the International Day of Women in Diplomacy, celebrated on 24 of June, by bringing up the successes and the challenges that remain in ensuring gender parity in diplomatic roles worldwide.
Ensure that Diversity and Inclusion matters are integrated within Europol’s work on Innovations for Law Enforcement (e.g. including gender biases within the spectrum of research on AI for law enforcement).
This commitment intends to assimilate D&I considerations as part of the reflections on the future of Law Enforcement and to make them reach out the LE communities beyond the spheres that are predisposed to D&I reflections.