Reports

EWL in-depth analysis reports provide a solid basis for policy advocacy on gender equality in Europe.

• Reports

  From Beijing to Brussels - An Unfinished Journey (February 2010)

  Posted on 3 February 2010 |

  The global movement for women’s rights in 2010 marks 15 years of activism on the basis of the shared framework and vision enshrined in the groundbreaking Beijing Platform for Action (BPfA). In Europe, this year also represents a milestone for thousands of women’s associations from across the region as it marks 20 years since the foundation of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL). Over the last two decades, the EWL has acted as a forum for increased exchange, cooperation and integration, allowing (...) Read more

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  Annual report 2008

  February 2009

  Posted on 4 February 2009 |

  Importantly, 2008 saw the launch of the EWL 50/50 Campaign for
  Democracy, aiming at ensuring the equal representation of women and
  men in European decision-making. This highly publicited campaign has
  attracted a lot of support already and will be the spearhead of the EWL
  activities in view of the European elections of June 2009.
  Throughout 2008, the EWL continued its crucial work in supporting policies
  and legislation aiming at ensuring women’s economic independence,
  an issue currently (...) Read more

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  Annual report 2007

  February 2008

  Posted on 4 February 2008 |

  In 2007, the EWL was at the forefront of the
  public policy debate in relation to the legal
  protection of women against discrimination.
  The EWL was particularly active in the
  framework of the European Year on Equal
  Opportunities for All and in the emerging
  debate on flexicurity. For those issues and
  many others, the EWL was in active dialogue
  with the European Commission and
  other European (...) Read more

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  Nordic-Baltic Pilot Project: Trafficking in Women for Sexual Exploitation (2008)

  2008

  Posted on 10 January 2008 |

  A Pilot Project, including NGOs and government agencies from the eight Nordic
  and Baltic countries, working together to develop the best possible models to
  support and assist women who are trafficked, placing the needs of women at the
  centre of all activities.
  The “Nordic-Baltic Pilot Project” is a three year programme launched in 2005 to
  strengthen cooperation and to develop concrete activities to support and assist
  women victims of trafficking for sexual exploitation in the Nordic Baltic (...) Read more

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  EWL-Asylum Aid Practical Advocacy Guide on Gender and Asylum (November 2007)

  Posted on 10 November 2007 |

  Women’s experiences of political activities and persecution may differ from those of men. The concept of both politics and persecution have historically been interpreted by States through a framework of male experiences, thus often excluding women’s political opinions on gender roles as well as acts of gender-based violence and/or discrimination by either the State or non-State actors. Without integrating a gender perspective throughout the asylum process, the adherence to a male adult (...) Read more

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  Reality Check: When Women’s NGOs Map Policies and Legislation on Violence against Women in Europe (February 2007)

  Posted on 8 February 2007 |

  In 1995 at the Fourth World Conference on Women, all Member States of the European Union made commitments to address the issue of violence against women. They also agreed that together as the European Union, they shared responsibility for this issue and correspondingly would develop European strategies to combat violence against women. The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) carried out an evaluation of Member States progress one year following the 4th World Conference on Women in which it emerged (...) Read more

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  Annual report 2006

  February 2007

  Posted on 4 February 2007 |

  Fifty years of the European Union
  Fifty Fifty for Women and Men?
  For the European Union 2006 was a year of commitments
  in the area of equality between women and men. Although
  there was no really groundbreaking step, decision-makers in
  the different institutions adopted strategies and documents,
  which will potentially make a difference to the life of European
  women. Read more

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  Equal Rights, Equal Voices. Migrant Women in the European Union (2007)

  January 2007

  Posted on 10 January 2007 |

  This publication is the result of a three-day event
  “ Equal Rights, Equal Voices - Migrant women in
  the European Union ” organised by the European
  Women’s Lobby in Brussels. A European public
  Seminar, gathering women leaders within migrant
  communities across Europe and other actors active
  in the fi eld of immigration, took place on the 19th
  of January 2007. This was followed by workshops in
  closed sessions where the migrant women had the
  full opportunities to debate around key integration (...) Read more

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  Annual report 2005

  February 2006

  Posted on 4 February 2006 |

  During 2005, we in EWL, along with millions
  of women all over the world, were happy
  to celebrate one of the great achievements
  of the global women’s movement, the 10th
  anniversary of the Beijing Platform for
  Action (BPfA). The comprehensive review
  that we carried out of the implementation of
  commitments made by the European Union of
  the BPfA and of the Millennium Development
  Goals, brought us face to face with some of the
  very harsh realities of women’s lives in Europe
  and globally. This (...) Read more

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  The Links Between Prostitution and Sex Trafficking. A Briefing Handbook (2006)

  Posted on 10 January 2006 |

  The handbook may be used as a resource for writing, for education, for work with women and men who wish to combat trafficking and to curb the growth of the sex industry, whether locally or globally. It can also be used as an information resource for those dealing with media – many of whom fail to focus on the essential ‘ demand ’ factor, preferring instead to keep their gaze on the woman in prostitution or provide a partisan voice for those who promote the alleged “ right to prostitute ” and (...) Read more

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