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European Commission takes action to combat Female Genital Mutilation
Gender Equality Gender-based Violence 27/11/2013On the occasion of the International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women, the European Commission has announced a new
Raising Awareness To Fight Violence Against Women
Gender Equality Gender-based Violence 26/11/2013In this section we want to collect a list of campaigns and projects aiming at combatting different forms of gender-based
What is Gender-Based Violence?
Gender Equality Gender-based Violence 22/11/2013Gender-based violence is a form of violence directed against a person because of gender, that reflects and reinforces stereotypes and inequalities inside society, depriving women of their ability to enjoy fundamental freedoms.
Gender and Climate Change, the Warsaw Climate Change Conference 2013
Gender Equality 22/11/2013The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has adopted several resolutions on gender equality and women’s participation beginning in
Cracking Europe’s Glass Ceiling: EP backs Commission’s Women on Boards proposal
Gender Equality 20/11/2013The European Parliament has today voted with an overwhelming majority (459 for, 148 against and 81 abstentions) to back the
Symposium Beyond Tolerance (Luxembourg and Echternach)
News 18/11/2013The Forum des civilisations organizes a symposium entitled Beyond tolerance which will take place between 20 and 22 November 2013.
Integration Of People With Disabilities In Companies
News 18/11/2013The Committee of the Diversity Charter Lëtzebuerg organizes two events under the theme of the integration of people with disabilities
Chris Downey: “an architect who lost his sight and gained a new way of seeing the world”
Disability Equality News 16/11/2013“What would a city designed for the blind be like? Chris Downey is an architect who went suddenly blind in
First European Conference on Women Buying Power, 3-4 March 2014 in Copenhagen
Gender Equality 14/11/2013The Women Buying Power: She decides 80% concentrates on how companies and organisations can improve their business and profitability by
Women’s Watch 2012-2013: EWL’s overview of women’s rights and gender equality in Europe
Gender Equality 13/11/2013The European Women’s Lobby has just published its feminist overview of women’s rights and gender equality in Europe. The study,