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  • EWL Gender Budgeting Toolkit now translated into eight new languages

    EWL Gender Budgeting Toolkit now translated into eight new languages

    Gender budgeting is a method to address gender inequalities. It recognises that budgets impact women’s and men’s lives differently, and that women face specific obstacles resulting from the historical, traditional and stereotypical distribution of power and labour. Not taking these differences into account when planning public budgets often inadvertently perpetuates gender inequalities.
    The European Women’s Lobby and its members have been working to demystify gender budgeting concepts through (...) Read more

  • One year after: Europe needs a strong Directive to combat violence against women NOW!

    One year after: Europe needs a strong Directive to combat violence against women NOW!

    [Brussels, 7 March 2023] On International Women’s Day 2023, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) reiterates its demands for the EU to enhance and swiftly adopt the European Commission’s proposal for a Directive on combating violence against women and domestic violence. An enhanced Directive, including a strong harmonised definition on rape in Article 5 as well as provisions on sexual exploitation and online violence against women and girls, remains our goal.
    The EWL continuously advocates for (...) Read more

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EWL event "Progress towards a Europe free from all forms of male violence" to mark the 10th aniversary of the Istanbul Convention, 12 May 2021.

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