Statement and resources from EWL Members across Europe

April 30, 2020

EWL Members across Europe have been very active and vocal on the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women and girls. On this page you can find our Members’ statements, communications, and resources on COVID-19, in different formats and languages. Please visit this page to find EWL’s Policy Brief on gender and COVID-19.

EWL’s National Coordinations

Austria – Österreichischer Frauenring on the risks of increased domestic violence and links to helplines in Austria
Czech Republic – Czech Women’s Lobby’s statement on their activities during the COVID-19 crisis in Czech and in English, and a letter on following WHO guidance on pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding in Czech here and in English here, as well as a statement on the gender dimension of COVID-19 in English here
Denmark – Kvinderåd published a statement of support to all the women working in these days of the COVID-19 crisis
Germany – Deutsche Frauenrat’s web page on COVID-19 and women, a statement on COVID-19 and their communication on equal payday with links to the crisis
France – La CLEF statement on COVID-19 and the right to abortion and contraception
Hungary – statement from NANE, a member of the Hungarian Women’s Lobby, on the impact of confinement rules on women, including unequal sharing of household and childcare tasks and the increased threat of domestic violence
Ireland – the National Women’s Council of Ireland’s page with a range of information and resources on women and COVID-19 including a guide to managing your mental health during the COVID-19 crisis, with useful support services on a range of issues
Netherlands – Nederlandse Vrouwen Raad’s statement on COVID-19 with useful contacts
Portugal – Plataforma Portuguesa para os Direitos das Mulheres’s statement on upholding women’s human rights during the pandemic and protecting women’s organisations, an article on how the full decriminalisation or legalisation of the system of prostitution leaves women and girls unprotected and a piece on COVID-19 and violence against women and girls.
Romania – Romanian Women’s Lobby regular updates on COVID-19 and the impact on women and girls, their letter to Ministry of Labor, National Agency for Equal Opportunities, Romanian National Parliament with the EWL COVID-19 Policy Brief, and the Council of Europe declaration for states on violence against women translated in Romanian.
UK – briefing on women and COVID-19 by Engender, the Scottish part of EWL ’s UK Joint Committee on Women, The Women’s Policy Group Northern Ireland’s paper on COVID-19 feminist recovery plan, plus a statement from UK national organisations delivering services on violence against women (several of these organisations are members of the EWL UK Joint Committee on Women)

European wide members organisations

The European Disability Forum’s open letter on COVID-19 and disability rights and their resource page
The European Network of Migrant Women’s article with a global feminist perspective on the pandemic and info sheets on taking care of yourself during the quarantine in various languages
The European Trade Union Confederation’s declaration on protecting workers during the COVID-crisis
European Confederation of Independent Trade Unions’ various resources and statements from their trade union members across Europe
Soroptimist International Europe’s poster on the need for victim support due to increased domestic violence and also produced a video for the Council of Europe about COVID-19
The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) published a position paper on the safety of girls and young women during Covid-19
Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom has several articles on COVID-19 on their COVID-19 special section here, and WILPF Germany has a statement in German and English on the gendered impact of covid 19.

Attached documents

Declaratie COE rom 20 04

Femeile nu trebuie sa plateasca pretul COVID 19

Solicitare COVID Scrisoare generala ROWL