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Violence against women is not abstract and women are speaking out loudly about it!

Longread on Loud&United Conference December 2017

Posted on 18 January 2018 |

[Brussels, 18 January 2018] On December 6th 2017, at the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European Union in Brussels, The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) held a high level conference titled “Istanbul Convention: What policies transform commitments into reality?” The conference, which marked the International Day of Human Rights (10th December), was the highlight of our Loud and United to end violence against women and girls project in partnership with the Council (...) Read more
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Equal Pay: dream or reality in 2018?

Posted on 5 January 2018 |

[Brussels, 4 January 2018] As Iceland celebrates the implementation of its new law on equal pay, i.e. public and private companies with 25 employees, must prove that they are paying women and men equally, we are reminded that as another year passes, equal pay between women and men has not yet been achieved anywhere in Europe or in the world. An extraordinary reality as we broach a new year.
Yet, equal pay was the first EU gender equality legislation adopted over 40 years ago. According to (...) Read more
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2017 in 100 pictures!

Posted on 22 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 22 December 2017] We already look forward to an exciting and powerful year in 2018, together in sisterhood there is nothing we cannot achieve! Meanwhile, take a look back at our actions, campaigns, marches, meetings and a lot of feminist fun in 2017.
Flickr link: 2017 by European Women’s Lobby https://www.flickr.com/photos/european_womens_lobby/albums/72157690546459074
Flickr (...) Read more
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Get Festive! Smash the patriarchy! #FundaFeminist!

Posted on 13 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 13 December 2017] This year, give your friends, family or the world a hopeful gift, by making a donation in their name to sponsor a young feminist activist’s participation in European Women’s Lobby’s AGORA 2018 Feminist Summer School!
For 20 euros, you can pay for the meals of a young activist for one day, for 50 you can house her for two nights, for 100 you can cover her transportation costs, for 250 you can fund her participation for half the week, and for 500 you can fully fund (...) Read more
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Women’s voices are too loud and too many to be ignored any longer!

Loud & United Conference in Brussels

Posted on 13 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 13 December 2017] To mark the International Day of Human Rights (10th December) the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) held a high level conference event titled “Istanbul Convention: What policies transform commitments into reality?”, as the highlight of our project Loud and United to end violence against women and girls, in partnership with the Council of Europe. The event took place on the 6th December at the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany to the European (...) Read more
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LoudUnited European Campaign to end violence against women and girls

EWL #LoudUnited Social media campaign and key EWL member’s actions

Posted on 13 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 13 December 2017] During the 16 Days of activism to end violence against women in 2017, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) and many of our members engaged in several campaigns and activities at national and European level to raise awareness and to call for action to end violence against women and girls.
As part of our project Loud and United to end violence against women and girls, in partnership with the Council of Europe, the EWL conducted a very succesgul social media (...) Read more
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EWL participates at Women’s Symposium as part of the High Level People to People Dialogue (HPPD) in Shanghai, China

Posted on 11 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 11 December 2017] On the invitation of the All-China Women’s Federation, Annelies Pierrot Bults, EWL Executive member, Ludovica Bottarelli, Board member from Italy and Mary Collins, EWL Secretariat, attended the Second China-EU Symposium on Gender Equality under HPPD in Shanghai on 14-15 November 2017.
Boosting Employment and Entrepreneurship of Young Women and Work Life Balance were the two themes around which Chinese experts and the EWL discussed similarities on both sides (...) Read more
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Joint Statement: Call to support swift progress on Work-Life Balance Directive at EPSCO Council

Posted on 11 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 11 December 2017, Joint Statement with COFACE Families Europe] On 26 April 2017, the European Commission proposed a Directive to “support work-life balance for parents and carers”, a topic that will be on the agenda of the upcoming EPSCO Council of 7 December 2017. The Estonian Presidency has started the discussion, but is it of the utmost importance that the file progresses without being watered down and without any barriers slowing down its approval.
The European Women’s Lobby (...) Read more
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EWL at European Commission Colloquium on Fundamental Rights

We won’t wait another century

Posted on 9 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 9 December 2017] On 20 and 21 November 2017, the European Commission’s 2017 Annual Colloquium on Fundamental Rights took place in Brussels. This year’s focus was on "Women’s rights in turbulent times". Our press statement for the Colloquium is available on our website here.
The European Women’s Lobby members organisations representatives, executive members, board members and former board members and staff were present at the Colloquium. You can check the event on twitter with the (...) Read more
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Loud & United conference "Istanbul Convention: What policies transform commitment into reality?"

Register now!

Posted on 5 December 2017 |

[Brussels, 15 November 2017] The European Women’s Lobby has the pleasure to invite you to a Conference on “Istanbul Convention: what policies transform commitment into reality?” at the Permanent Representation of the Federal Republic of Germany on December 6th 2017, from 14h to 17h30.
You can register to participate in the event here.
Despite progress over the last decades on equality between women and men there is not a single country in the world where women and girls are free from male (...) Read more