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[Press Release] International Women’s Day: SOS – Deliver NOW: SAVE the Maternity Leave Directive

Posted on 15 March 2015 |

[Brussels, 5 March 2015] Open letter to EU Ministers of Employment, Social Affairs and Gender Equality, all European decision-makers.
At the eve of International Women’s Day (8 March), the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) calls on you to save the Maternity Leave Directive, which has been on the table since 2010 and is threatened to be withdrawn by the European Commission, in the name of red tape. We call on you to act immediately to send a positive message to women all over Europe that you (...) Read more
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EWL-ILGA Open Letter to European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans

Call for promised EU LGBTI strategy & EU Strategy for Equality between Women and Men

Posted on 8 March 2015 |

[Brussels, 24 March 2015] This morning, the European Women’s Lobby and ILGA-Europe, the European Region of the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association sent an Open Letter to European Commission Vice President Timmermans and European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality on the topic of the promised EU LGBTI strategy and the EU Strategy for Equality between Women and Men. Read the letter here.
Dear Vice President Timmermans,
We are writing to (...) Read more
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Time to act now to end prostitution and sexual exploitation! Women’s organisations celebrate the first anniversary of the Honeyball resolution

EWL press statement

Posted on 26 February 2015 |

[Brussels, 26 February 2015] One year ago, Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) adopted a historic resolution on ‘Prostitution and sexual exploitation and its impact on gender equality’, also called the ‘Honeyball resolution’ . Supported by a large cross-party majority, the resolution sent a strong signal that urgent action is required at European level to end this pervasive violation of women’s and girls’ human rights.
Several MEPs in this new term are calling on the European Commission (...) Read more
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EWL meets with the French Secretary of State for women’s rights

Posted on 26 February 2015 |

[Brussels, 27 February 2015] Sexual rights, violence, prostitution, women on boards, maternity leave…: many crucial issues were addressed during the meeting that took place on Thursday 26 February in EWL office. Ms Pascale Boistard, French Secretary of State for women’s rights, met with EWL President Viviane Teitelbaum, EWL Secretary General Joanna Maycock, and EWL Policy Officer Pierrette Pape.
Ms Boistard presented the priorities of the French government in terms of women’s rights: reduce (...) Read more
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Women on Boards - 2nd Progress Report - Country in Focus UK

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling or Just a Trick of the Light?

Posted on 23 February 2015 |

What is this report about?
As part of the European Women’s Lobby’s Beijing+20 focus month on ‘Women in Decision-Making’, February sees the launch of the EWL’s latest report on women on boards, entitled ‘Women on Boards in Europe: Second Progress Report. Cracks in the glass ceiling or just a trick of the light?’ This Second Progress Report is part of the EWL’s ongoing work to ensure that parity at all levels of decision-making becomes reality. It tracks developments, progress, and stagnation (...) Read more
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Women on Boards - 2nd Progress Report - Country in Focus SPAIN

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling or Just a Trick of the Light?

Posted on 20 February 2015 |

What is this report about?
As part of the European Women’s Lobby’s Beijing+20 focus month on ‘Women in Decision-Making’, February sees the launch of the EWL’s latest report on women on boards, entitled ‘Women on Boards in Europe: Second Progress Report. Cracks in the glass ceiling or just a trick of the light?’ This Second Progress Report is part of the EWL’s ongoing work to ensure that parity at all levels of decision-making becomes reality. It tracks developments, progress, and stagnation (...) Read more
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LAUNCH EVENT! Women on Boards in Europe: Second Progress Report. Cracks in the glass ceiling or just a trick of the light?

Event supported by the Italian Permanent Representation to the EU

Posted on 20 February 2015 |

The European Women’s Lobby has the pleasure of inviting you to the launch event of ‘Women on Boards in Europe: Second Progress Report. Cracks in the glass ceiling or just a trick of the light?’, which will take place at 18:30 (arrival from 18:00) on Tuesday 24th February 2015 at Rond Point Schuman 14, 1000 Brussels. This event is supported by the Italian Permanent Representation to the EU and will be opened by Ambassador Marco Peronaci. As part of our Beijing+20 focus month on ‘Women in (...) Read more
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Women on Boards - 2nd Progress Report - Country in Focus NORWAY

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling or Just a Trick of the Light?

Posted on 19 February 2015 |

What is this report about?
As part of the European Women’s Lobby’s Beijing+20 focus month on ‘Women in Decision-Making’, February sees the launch of the EWL’s latest report on women on boards, entitled ‘Women on Boards in Europe: Second Progress Report. Cracks in the glass ceiling or just a trick of the light?’ This Second Progress Report is part of the EWL’s ongoing work to ensure that parity at all levels of decision-making becomes reality. It tracks developments, progress, and stagnation (...) Read more
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Women on Boards - 2nd Progress Report - Country in Focus THE NETHERLANDS

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling or Just a Trick of the Light?

Posted on 18 February 2015 |

What is this report about?
As part of the European Women’s Lobby’s Beijing+20 focus month on ‘Women in Decision-Making’, February sees the launch of the EWL’s latest report on women on boards, entitled ‘Women on Boards in Europe: Second Progress Report. Cracks in the glass ceiling or just a trick of the light?’
This Second Progress Report is part of the EWL’s ongoing work to ensure that parity at all levels of decision-making becomes reality. It tracks developments, progress, and stagnation (...) Read more
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Women on Boards - 2nd Progress Report - Country in Focus LATVIA

Cracks in the Glass Ceiling or Just a Trick of the Light?

Posted on 17 February 2015 |

What is this report about?
As part of the European Women’s Lobby’s Beijing+20 focus month on ‘Women in Decision-Making’, February sees the launch of the EWL’s latest report on women on boards, entitled ‘Women on Boards in Europe: Second Progress Report. Cracks in the glass ceiling or just a trick of the light?’ This Second Progress Report is part of the EWL’s ongoing work to ensure that parity at all levels of decision-making becomes reality. It tracks developments, progress, and stagnation (...) Read more