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    GEAR Campaign calls for increased resources and regional/national presence of UN Women

    Posted on 29 June 2011 |

    GEAR Campaign calls for increased resources and regional/national presence of UN Women

    [New York, 29 June 2011] A GEAR Campaign representative delivered the following statement to the Second Session of the Executive Board of UN Women. The EWL is an active member of the campaign that was instrumental in the establishment of UN Women.
    Madame Chairperson,
    I have the pleasure to speak on behalf of the Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) Campaign, a network of over 300 women’s rights, development, human rights and social justice groups around the world that worked for over (...) Read more

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    Italy - EWL Coordination welcomes approval of quotas for women on boards of administration

    Posted on 29 June 2011 |

    Italy - EWL Coordination welcomes approval of quotas for women on boards of administration

    [Italian Coordination for the EWL, Rome, 29 June 2011] On 28 June 2011, the Italian Chamber of Representatives translated the bill on women’s quotas in boards of administration into law with a bipartisan vote. The new law states that the boards of directors and the supervisory bodies of listed companies and unlisted public companies will be composed by one fifth of women by 2012 and one third by 2015. Sanctions are provided for in case of failure. The bill will come into force 30 days after (...) Read more

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    EWL General Assembly adopts Emergency Motions addressing the London Olympics, the ’Arab Spring’ and the CSW

    Posted on 27 June 2011 |

    EWL General Assembly adopts Emergency Motions addressing the London Olympics, the 'Arab Spring' and the CSW

    [Brussels, 27 June 2011] On 18-19 June 2011, the EWL held its annual General Assembly (GA) in Brussels. Three Emergency Motions were adopted which call on the EWL members to take action and lobby relevant decision-makers with regards to the 1) Olympic Games in London in 2012, 2) support to women in the democratic transformation in the Middle East and North Africa and 3) the Commission of the Status of Women (CSW) in 2012. A summary of the motions is provided below.
    Justice for Women - (...) Read more

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    2011 Meeting of the EWL Observatory on Violence against Women: Challenges and new trends in VAW in Europe

    Posted on 22 June 2011 |

    2011 Meeting of the EWL Observatory on Violence against Women: Challenges and new trends in VAW in Europe

    [Brussels, 22 June 2011] The EWL Observatory on Violence against Women held its meeting in Brussels on 17-18 June. Composed of experts from 30 countries with extensive experience in different forms of male violence against women, the Observatory fuels the EWL work by providing expertise and content and has been instrumental in maintaining a global perspective on violence against women and in identifying critical and emerging issues.
    This year’s meeting gathered experts from 26 countries, (...) Read more

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    Successful launch of EWL campaign ‘Together for a Europe free from prostitution’

    Posted on 21 June 2011 |

    Successful launch of EWL campaign ‘Together for a Europe free from prostitution'

    [Brussels, 21 June 2011] The press conference organised by the European Women’s Lobby on 17 June 2011 in Brussels to launch its campaign ‘Together for a Europe free from prostitution’, was a great success. It was attended by journalists from national and European media, including the Parliament Magazine. EWL Vice-President Alexandra Jachanova introduced the EWL and its work on ending prostitution, and presented the EWL campaign material, including the video clip directed by Frédérique Pollet (...) Read more

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    EWL organises Regional Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women

    Posted on 21 June 2011 |

    EWL organises Regional Meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women

    [Brussels, 21 June 2011] On 17 June 2011, the European Women’s Lobby had the honour of organising a regional consultation meeting with Ms Rashida Manjoo, UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women. The meeting, held in Brussels, gathered representatives of 27 European-wide organisations, and took place in UN House thanks to the support of the Brussels office of UN Women.
    Consultations with civil society is an integral part of the work of the Special Rapporteur on Violence against (...) Read more

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    EWL Annual Conference aims to provide EU Institutions and NGOs with a coherent approach to combating Violence Against Women

    Posted on 18 June 2011 |

    EWL Annual Conference aims to provide EU Institutions and NGOs with a coherent approach to combating Violence Against Women

    [Brussels, 18 June 2011] This year’s EWL Annual Conference was dedicated to violence against women, the most widespread violation of human rights in Europe. On 18 June 2011, the UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, EWL Members, experts to the EWL Observatory on VAW, EU policy-makers, activists, experts and NGO representatives gathered in Brussels to discuss the current political and sociological framework on violence against women (VAW) and the challenges NGOs and activists face (...) Read more

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    EWL analysis of country-specific recommendations for National Reform Programmes - where is gender equality?

    Posted on 16 June 2011 |

    EWL analysis of country-specific recommendations for National Reform Programmes - where is gender equality?

    [Brussels, 14 June 2011] On 7 June, the European Commission adopted 27 sets of "country-specific recommendations" that Member States should take into account in their economic, employment, and social policies next year. The EWL welcomes the fact that the Commission asks the Member States to do more to increase women’s employment rate and to improve child care services, but regrets that the recommendations do not sufficiently address the low quality of women’s work, including the gender pay (...) Read more

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    European Women’s Lobby launches campaign to put an end to prostitution with video clip calling for a change of perspective

    Posted on 16 June 2011 |

    European Women's Lobby launches campaign to put an end to prostitution with video clip calling for a change of perspective

    [Brussels, 17 June 2011] ‘If I had to have sex ten times a day with strangers for a living, at what point would I start to feel sick? From the beginning surely.’ So concludes the voice-over of a thought-provoking video clip launched today by the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) as part of its campaign to put an end to prostitution in Europe, which it considers a form of violence against women.
    Prostitution version ENG from Black Moon prod on Vimeo.
    The one-minute clip is the work of French film (...) Read more

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    EWL publishes inaugural edition of e-magazine, the European Women’s Voice, dedicated to Violence against Women

    Posted on 16 June 2011 |

    EWL publishes inaugural edition of e-magazine, the European Women's Voice, dedicated to Violence against Women

    [Brussels, 17 June 2011] The EWL has published the inaugural edition of its e-magazine, the European Women’s Voice. The fist issue of this thematic publication is dedicated to Violence against Women, and its dissemination corresponds with the Annual Conference of the EWL on this same theme.
    Editorial by Rada Boric, member of the Executive Committee of the EWL
    It is a great pleasure for me, on behalf of all members of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL), to introduce to you the very first (...) Read more

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