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EWL Statement on the situation of women and girls in Afghanistan

Posted on 17 August 2021 |

[Brussels 17 August 2021] We see with horror the Taliban taking over Afghanistan, and stand in solidarity with all women and girls in the country. There is an immediate threat of murder and violence from the Taliban for women activists, women’s rights defenders, women in the civil society and all women entrepreneurs, researchers and decision-makers in Afghanistan. It breaks our hearts to foresee the rollback of women’s rights in the country after years of hard work by Afghan women to access (...) Read more
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EWL celebrates International Youth Day 2021

Posted on 12 August 2021 |

“Young people are on the frontlines of the struggle to build a better future for all. The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the dire need for the kind of transformational change they seek – and young people must be full partners in that effort.” - UN Secretary-General António Guterres
[Brussels, 12 August 2021] Each year on 12 August, we mark International Youth Day – an opportunity for the world leaders and society as a whole to draw attention to issues concerning young people worldwide.
As (...) Read more
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EWL welcomes Mae Ocampo as its Acting Interim Coordinator

Posted on 4 August 2021 |

[Brussels, 4 August 2021] The European Women’s Lobby welcomes the decision of its Executive Committee to offer the position of Acting Interim Coordinator to Mae Ocampo, EWL Programme Director until the new EWL Secretary General takes position in the coming months. Mae will be taking over from Secretary General Joanna Maycock, who leaves EWL after 7 years of excellent work for women’s rights in Europe and equality between women and men.
Mae Ocampo joined EWL in 2018 as Programme Director. She (...) Read more
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Celebrating Joanna Maycock: 7 years as EWL Secretary General

Joanna Maycock announced her departure after seven years of inspired feminist leadership as Secretary General of the European Women’s Lobby.

Posted on 2 August 2021 |

After years working on women’s rights in Africa and Asia, Joanna joined the European Women’s Lobby in 2014 during an eventful and exciting time for Europe and for women’s rights, with a rising mobilisation of women and girls demanding their rights globally and in Europe.
In a moment when Europe had stopped progressing on women’s rights through a combination of complacency, a lack of political will, Euroscepticism and deeply ingrained gender stereotypes exacerbated by austerity and at the (...) Read more
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EWL at the Generation Equality Forum in Paris: shaping the way forward for equality

Posted on 12 July 2021 |

From 30 June to 2 July 2021, the governments of France and Mexico together with UN Women organised the Generation Equality Forum, a global event to mark the 25th anniversary of the Beijing declaration and platform for action.
The Generation Equality Forum (GEF) - initially foreseen for 2020, but unfortunately disrupted by the pandemic - has been a high moment of commitments towards enhancing equality between women and men, in particular through the six Action Coalitions gathering CSOs, (...) Read more
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Over 130 feminist activists meet online for our annual General Assembly

Posted on 30 June 2021 |

[Brussels, 29 June 2021] From 4-7 June 2021, the European Women’s Lobby held its annual General Assembly, the second to be held online in EWL’s herstory.
Our annual General Assembly is an essential part of the democratic life of our network. It brings together representatives from across EWL’s 48 full member organisations and our supporting member organisations, alongside staff from the EWL Secretariat in Brussels, to reflect on and plan our work together. The COVID-19 pandemic meant that, (...) Read more
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EWL Gender Budgeting Platform: A Tool to Channel Resources into Women’s Rights

Posted on 21 June 2021 |

On 22 June 2021, 14h30-16h30 CET, EWL will hold a launch conference for its gender budgeting platform, a tool to support women’s civil society and to demystify and better socialise gender budgeting across Europe. The event will be livestreamed here below and on our YouTube channel.
Gender budgeting is a method to address gender inequalities. It recognises that budgets impact women and girls’, boys and men’s lives differently and that women face specific obstacles resulting from the (...) Read more
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EWL elects new Board, Executive Committee and President

Posted on 18 June 2021 |

[Brussels, 18 June 2021] From 4-7 June 2021, the European Women’s Lobby held its annual General Assembly and Board meetings online. It was a dynamic few days in which we discussed how to progress in the implementation of our vision of a Feminist Europe. We reflected on the activities of the past year and were are once again reminded of the incredible breadth and depth of feminist activism in Europe today, in spite of the challenges presented by the Covid-19 pandemic and its aftermath. We (...) Read more
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A conversation with our new President, Réka Sáfrány

Posted on 18 June 2021 |

Last Monday 7 June 2021, the Board of Administration of EWL elected their new President for 2021-2023: we are enthusiastic to welcome Réka Sáfrány, chair of the Hungarian Women’s Lobby, as our new President. In this interview Reka shares something about her background and her vision for the European feminist movement and EWL.
[First of all congratulations, Réka! We’re honoured to have you as our President and look forward to getting to know you better. As we all came to feminism through (...) Read more
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100+ Feminists across Europe gathering for EWL’s 2021 General Assembly

Posted on 27 May 2021 |

[Brussels, 27 May 2021] On 4-7 June 2021, EWL members will gather online for our annual General Assembly.
Our annual General Assembly brings together representatives from across EWL’s 48 full member organisations, five supporting members and staff from the EWL Secretariat in Brussels. It is an essential part of the democratic life of our network and a highlight of the year for many of us.
Delegates, observers and staff will meet online over two days of General Assembly on 5 and 6 June. On (...) Read more