EU presidency wants to raise female employment rate to 75 percent.

The three countries holding the European Union presidency between January 2010 and June 2011 want the 27- nation bloc to raise its female employment rate to 75 per cent.

The goal was announced by the equality ministers of Spain, Belgium and Hungary on Friday during an informal meeting in Valencia, eastern Spain. The EU's 2020 economic strategy is expected to set a 75 per cent employment rate as a goal for the union, said Spanish Equality …