FEMM – Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

European Pillar of Social Rights: Gothenburg, Porto and beyond

The European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) is an initiative launched by the European Commission with very ambitious aims. EU…

4 years ago

EU serious and organised crime threat assessment (SOCTA) 2021

The EU SOCTA 2021 is the outcome of a detailed analysis of the threat of serious and organised crime facing…

4 years ago

Turkey’s withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, A ‘worrying step backwards’

Turkey’s decision to withdraw from Istanbul Convention the important treaty on protecting women is “a very worrying step backwards”, a…

4 years ago

Women in Europe need ‘greater economic independence’ to avoid poverty

Women in Europe should be given “greater economic independence” through equal pay, childcare support and the sharing of domestic duties…

4 years ago

Women’s Rights in the EU. Watch the VIDEO timeline

Equal Women’s Rights in the EU have come a long way, but the Covid-19 pandemic could put them at risk.…

4 years ago

What is Pay Transparency and why it matters?

The right to equal pay for the same work or work of equal value between female and male workers has…

4 years ago

Gender Equality: Recovery plans must support more women to top positions

European Parliament - FEMM Committee debates women’s crucial role in Recovery plans, leading the fight against the pandemic. MEPs, national…

4 years ago

The Impact of COVID-19 on Women

The impact of COVID-19 on women has increased gender disparities in the EU, underscoring society’s reliance on women both on…

4 years ago

EU-wide survey on violence, harassment, crime, safety and victims rights

More than one in four Europeans were crime victims of violence and harassment and 22 million were physically attacked in…

4 years ago

Equality Union: The first-ever EU strategy on LGBTIQ

European Commission presented the first-ever EU Strategy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, non-binary, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) equality. The EU…

4 years ago

LIVE Hearings: Helena Dalli Commissioner – Equality

LIVE Hearings today with Helena Dalli Commissioner for Equality. Helena Dalli is heard by the Committees on Women's Rights and…

5 years ago

Matteo Salvini goes viral with a two women kiss selfie

Salvini, deputy Prime Minister of Italy and Minister of the Interior, had called same-sex parenting “unnatural...” but this time he…

6 years ago

WEF LIVE: The Rise of Arab Women

Increased female workforce participation could add $2.7 trillion to the region's economy by 2025. How can the full potential of…

6 years ago

European Parliament: Women in politics

To mark International Women’s Day 2019, the Parliament is turning its focus to women in politics. The Parliament wants to…

6 years ago

Women’s Power in Politics – International Women’s Day 2019

The European Parliament focuses on Women's Power in Politics for this year’s International Women’s Day! The topic chosen this year…

6 years ago

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