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3rd Gender Equality and Mainstreaming in Technology Awards open for nominations
Gender Equality 20/06/2016This prestigious award recognizes outstanding contributions from women and men (individuals and organizations) in addressing the digital gender divide. Deadline: 31 July
New Code of Conduct to tackle illegal hate speech online in Europe
News 20/06/2016“This agreement is an important step forward to ensure that the internet remains a place of free and democratic expression, where European values and laws are respected” – Vĕra Jourová
Iran: Hardliners try to block women elected to parliament
Gender Equality 13/05/2016Minoo Khaleghi easily won a seat in the Iranian Parliament in February, part of a wave of independents and reformists
23-24 May: First World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul
Gender Equality 13/05/2016Global leaders will meet at the first ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul. One of the seven high-level roundtables will focus on women and girls. Follow the event via livestream
Test your assumptions about deafness and deafblindness
News 17/04/201635 misconceptions about deafness, deafblindness, deaf people and communication that a trainer has come across in her deaf and deafblind awareness classes.
Gender Equality: EU makes progress yet challenges still remain
Gender Equality 18/04/2014Europe’s actions towards real gender equality lead to continuous yet unsteady and slow progress in most areas, according to the
EU NEWS I Women on company boards: go for 40% of non-executive posts by 2020, urge European law makers
Gender Equality 14/10/2013Read about the joint report adopted this Monday, 14 October by the EP Women’s Rights and Legal Affairs Committees.
EU News: Stop all gender-biased sex-selective practices, say European law makers
News 08/10/2013Gendercide: the missing women? The European Parliament adopted a resolution based on a report by the Women’s Rights and Gender
200 million fewer women online, 1st UN global report on ‘broadband and gender’ says
Gender Equality 29/09/2013A new report released today by the Broadband Commission Working Group on Broadband and Gender reveals a ‘significant and pervasive’