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    EWL dismayed by European Parliament’s rejection of MEP Ines Zuber’s annual report on gender equality 2012

    Posted on 14 March 2014 |

    EWL dismayed by European Parliament's rejection of MEP Ines Zuber's annual report on gender equality 2012

    [Brussels, 11 March 2013] The European Women’s Lobby is concerned about the fact that the European Parliament rejected MEP Ines Zuber’s annual report on gender equality 2012. This rejection is an alarming political sign to all women and girls in Europe, especially given that the economic and financial crisis and subsequent austerity measures are hitting women hard.
    Violence against women in Europe is widespread and persistently high, as shown in the Fundamental Rights Agency’s survey of (...) Read more

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    European Elections 2014: Mobilising EU citizens, 18 March 2014

    EWL will present its Manifesto ’Act now for her future, commit to gender equality’’

    Posted on 14 March 2014 |

    European Elections 2014: Mobilising EU citizens, 18 March 2014

    [Brussels, 13 March 2014] On the 18th of March, Claude Moraes MEP will host an event on ”European Elections 2014: Mobilising EU citizens” with the support of AGE Platform Europe, COFACE, ILGA Europe, EWL, ENAR, AEGEE, EDF and EAPN.
    European Parliament elections are the periodical momentum to test both politicians’ and citizens’ engagement and capacity to debate on how best shape our societies and improve European integration for the benefit of all.
    In the light of the democratic crisis and (...) Read more

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    UN 58 Commission on the Status of Women: advocacy document of the Europe/North America NGO caucus, 13 March 2014

    Posted on 13 March 2014 |

    UN 58 Commission on the Status of Women: advocacy document of the Europe/North America NGO caucus, 13 March 2014

    [New York, 13 March 2014] The Europe/North America NGO caucus met today to discuss its joint recommendations on the draft conclusions of the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
    You will find below and here our main policy issues, and here the latest version of the draft conclusions (of 10 March) with our amendments.
    Recommendations of the Europe - North America NGO caucus, 13 March 2014
    Commission on the Status of Women 58th session, 10 – 21 March 2014
    With (...) Read more

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    UN 58 Commission on the Status of Women: advocacy document of the Europe/North America NGO caucus, 11 March 2014

    Posted on 11 March 2014 |

    UN 58 Commission on the Status of Women: advocacy document of the Europe/North America NGO caucus, 11 March 2014

    [New York, 11 March 2014] The Europe/North America NGO caucus met yesterday to discuss its joint recommendations on the draft conclusions of the 58th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).
    You will find below and here our main policy issues, and here the latest version of the draft conclusions (of 10 March) with our amendments.
    Recommendations of the Europe - North America NGO caucus, 11 March 2014
    Commission on the Status of Women 58th session, 10 – 21 March 2014 (...) Read more

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    Italy: EWL members launch debate on prostitution and violence against women, 21 March 2014, Milan

    Posted on 11 March 2014 |

    Italy: EWL members launch debate on prostitution and violence against women, 21 March 2014, Milan

    [Milan, 13 March 2014] In the framework of “Europe is for women”, an initiative of the European Parliament Office in Milan, LEF Italia and the European Women’s Lobby invite you to their conference "Prostitution and human rights: ending violence against women in Europe", on 21 March at the EP Office of Milan.
    The conference will be dedicated to perspectives from Italy, France and Germany, with: Maud Olivier, rapporteur of the French proposal of law on prostitution at the National Assembly (...) Read more

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    Matla: Not only celebrate womanhood, but also remind society and the powers that discrimination continues to exist around us

    Posted on 10 March 2014 |

    Matla: Not only celebrate womanhood, but also remind society and the powers that discrimination continues to exist around us

    [Malta, 7 March 2014] As we celebrate International Women’s Day, this week has been jam packed with events to commemorate this event. However on this day, the Malta Confederation of Women’s Organisations (MCWO), not only celebrates our womanhood, but we also remind society, and the powers that be, that discrimination continues to exist around us. One of the most blatant forms of discrimination remains violence against women. A few days ago the Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) issued the (...) Read more

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    Remember women at all times: Rada Boric, Vice-President of the European Women’s Lobby

    Article published in The Hindu, 8 March 2014

    Posted on 10 March 2014 |

    Remember women at all times: Rada Boric, Vice-President of the European Women's Lobby

    [New Delhi, 8 March 2014] Engage with men to address violence against women, says the vice president of the European Women’s Lobby
    “Do not pacify women with flowers once a year on International Women’s Day, but engage with them at all times,” says Rada Boric, Vice-President of the European Women’s Lobby who is in India as the Guest of Honour for the U.N. Women and European Union National Conference on Gender Equality & Women’s Empowerment to be held on Monday.
    Ms Boric, listed by Forbes as (...) Read more

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    Antonyia Parvanova: “Almost half of European women has experienced violence at one point”

    Posted on 7 March 2014 |

    Antonyia Parvanova: “Almost half of European women has experienced violence at one point”

    [Brussels, 7 March 2014, FEMM Committee Press Release] Ahead of International Women’s Day on 8 March MEPs and national MPs debated on Wednesday 5 March how to make EU and national measures to prevent violence against women work better across the EU at a European Parliament Women’s Rights Committee conference. Violence has touched the lives of almost half of all women in Europe. Not only does this damage people and their families, but it also has a significant economic cost of €228 billion a (...) Read more

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    The European Women’s Lobby unveils its Manifesto for the EP 2014 Elections: "Act now for her future, commit to gender equality!"

    Posted on 7 March 2014 |

    The European Women's Lobby unveils its Manifesto for the EP 2014 Elections: "Act now for her future, commit to gender equality!"

    [Brussels, 4 March 2014] On the week of the International Women’s Day (8 March), the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) is happy to unveil its Manifesto for the European Parliament elections 2014 "Act now for her future, commit to gender equality!".
    Women and girls are half of Europe’s population, and are entitled to the same rights as men and boys. Achieving substantive equality between women and men, promoting women’s rights and empowering women should be a priority of the European Union (EU) and (...) Read more

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    Violence against women is far too high everywhere in Europe

    The European Women’s Lobby welcomes the Fundamental Rights Agency Survey on Violence against Women

    Posted on 7 March 2014 |

    Violence against women is far too high everywhere in Europe

    [Brussels, 5 March 2014] The Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) has unveiled this week the results of the first European wide survey on violence against women, revealing the extent of abuse suffered by women at home, work, in public and on-line. The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) welcomes the report of the Fundamental Rights Agency as it provides a picture on the seriousness of the problem everywhere in Europe. The survey shows the wide and extremely high prevalence of violence against women: one (...) Read more

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