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EWL is the largest EU network of women's NGOs promoting #WomensRights & gender equality. For a #FeministEurope & beyond.

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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🎉 BREAKING NEWS 🎉 The @Europarl_EN has adopted the first-ever EU Directive to combat #VAW ! Huge thanks to all women's rights orgs, frontline activists & feminist decision-makers for their relentless perseverance! Together, we've made herstory!

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

1 year

"Imagine that you are underage, poor, far from home and alone. You are naked, on a street or in a brothel. Men grope you, penetrate you, harass you, and the society repeats that this is a job that you've chosen. Tell me, how would you feel." - Amelia Tiganus, survivor

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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In a historic vote for millions of survivors, the @Europarl_EN adopted MEP @MariaNoichl 's report on prostitution. We thank the MEPs for committing to protect the most vulnerable among us and make 🇪🇺 a safer place for all. Our press release:

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European Women's Lobby

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"In 🇩🇪, prostitution was legalised in 2002 to get women access to the social system. 21 years later, 77 persons have used that right. 4000 others remain trapped, harassed, pay €180/day to stay in brothels & have no support to exit this system." - Marie Merklinger, survivor

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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EWL on #topjobs 1/3 We are very happy to finally see parity among the EU top jobs as it is the first time in the European Union’s history that women are nominated for two of the most high-level EU jobs! It is about time that the European Union actually enters the 21st century.

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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We thank @EP_GenderEqual Chair @RobertBiedron for supporting the fight to #EndVAWG and protect women & girls in Europe! #UnionOfEquality #IWD2022 #InternationalWomensDay

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

Today we are standing strong together with our sisters in Poland! Women & girls’ rights are under attack as the Polish parliament plans to limit the already restricted access to legal #abortion even further! #StrajkKobiet #stoptheban #BlackFriday

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

Thank you for your email. We will be out of the office from 31 October until the end of the year. If your enquiry is urgent, please forward it to men, who are still being paid. Smash the patriarchy, close the gender pay gap. #unequalpayday @PES_Women

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

The EU has to act urgently in a united way to end violence against women and girls and provide protection everywhere in Europe. Ahead of its 10th anniversary, we are launching a report looking at the importance of the #IstanbulConvention in this process:

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

Young feminists! We're looking for participants to join a workshop on EWL's engagement with young women - apply by midnight on 8 July: #feministsareeverywhere #youngfeminists #FeministEurope #EuropeNeedsFeminism @YWCAeurope @Youth_Forum @YoungFeministEU

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European Women's Lobby

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"Instead of saying 'one woman is raped every 8 minutes', why don't we say: 'one man rapes one woman every 8 minutes' in Europe?" #16DAYS #SayNoStopVAW

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Loud & United to end violence against women and girls.

Loud and United to end violence against women and girls, European Women’s Lobby Conference, 8 June 2017, Brussels. Disrupting the continuum of violence again...

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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The #COVID19 crisis hits women harder than men: low pay, job loss, more unpaid care work. We call on @vonderleyen to ensure half of the EU’s economic recovery package is for women. Sign the petition now! #halfofit #EuropeForWomen #FeministEurope

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#halfofit - We demand half of the Corona funds for women.

The #COVID19 crisis hits women harder than men: low pay, job loss, more unpaid care work. This is why we are calling for half of the EU's economic recovery package for women. #halfofit Sign the...

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European Women's Lobby

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Our message is clear: We stand with survivors. We ask all MEPs to #VoteForSurvivors on Thursday and support the millions of women & girls trapped in prostitution in Europe.

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European Women's Lobby

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We are hiring👇🏾🧐 Do you want to work for a Feminist Europe? You are in the right place! #FeministJobs #BrusselsJobs

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European Women's Lobby

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🇪🇺✊ #WeStandWithSurvivors as this week, the @europarl will vote on the report on prostitution drafted by MEP @MariaNoichl . We call on MEPs to vote in favour of this report to offer better support, exit programmes and protection for survivors of prostitution. #VoteForSurvivors

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

By voting during the European elections you decide who represents YOU in the European Parliament. The candidates you choose are your supporters for the next five years. They define European politics, take on the present and shape the future of women and girls in Europe! #EP2019

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European Women's Lobby

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👏The @Europarl_EN just passed a historical vote on the EU accession to the #IstanbulConvention ! 🎉Congrats to rapporteurs @ArbaKokalari & @LukaszKohut and Commissioner @helenadalli for ensuring this crucial step to protect women & girls from violence across the EU! #EndVAWG

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

2 years

What a woman wears is her decision, and her decision only. We stand in solidarity with our sisters in #Iran and call to immediately end violence against women and girls. #MahsaAmini #HadisNajafi #EndVAWG

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

♀️ #IstanbulConvention 10th anniversary today🎂 Our report highlights: Important steps have been taken to end #ViolenceAgainstWomen & girls in all countries that ratified the convention. Time to implement & champion its standards throughout Europe! 📖

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

4 years

Women work on average 6 hours longer per week than men w/ fewer paid hours. These gender gaps fuel women & girl’s risk of social exclusion & poverty, exposing them to situations of sexual exploitation & male #VAWG . The EU must invest in a care economy! #PurpleEconomy #CareEconomy

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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We have a long way to go before any country in the EU achieves full equality between women and men. The Time is Now for change. This is we need to vote for the #EUelections2019 , EU policies affect real lives and real people. Vote for feminist :

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

7 years

Male violence against women is de-politicised & is disappearing from political agendas across Europe. We must act together to combat the gender neutrality that avoids tackling the root causes of #VAW . Join us in calling for political action on #VAWG #LoudUnited #endVAWG #16days

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European Women's Lobby

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We mark #IWD2022 standing united with MEPs to fight #violenceagainstwomen & girls! ♀️

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European Women's Lobby

4 years

Thread on the impact of #Covid19 on women ❗️❗️❗️ We have been hearing from our Members - feminist and women’s organisations throughout Europe - of the specific of #Covid19 impact on women and girls and especially:

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European Women's Lobby

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"If you are undocumented, like many women in prostitution are, you do not gain access to healthcare or social services once prostitution is legalised. You cannot report violence, you do not receive support to leave prostitution. You're trapped." - @Alexia_Fafara , EWL

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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Women’s organisations in Spain have been heard! the supreme Court recognises that #LaManada case was not sexual assault but rape as per the standards of the #IstanbulConvention ! . Read more about the Spanish feminist movement here

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European Women's Lobby

4 years

How can feminist economics change conventional economic thinking? An easy tool by @WomensBudgetGrp

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European Women's Lobby

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How can feminist economics change conventional economic thinking? An easy tool by @WomensBudgetGrp #FeministEconomics

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European Women's Lobby

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Women all over Europe are raising their voice. 😱 Breaking the silence! 🤬 We have had enough! 🤬 Women Object! #BrusselsCall #WomenObject

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European Women's Lobby

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✊💜Adopt the Equality Model now! Following the adoption of the report on prostitution by @EP_GenderEqual , we had the pleasure to meet some of the most vocal MEPs supporting the abolitionist stance and choosing to be on the side of survivors, a crucial step to #EndVAWG !

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

So proud that @Together4yes is the winner for the 2018 #WomenofEurope Awards! Our Executive Committee member Pirkko Mahlamaki from @MyEDF presented the award w/ @shada_islam "All nominees took a problem from within their community and fought for change". Congrats to all nominees

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European Women's Lobby

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The European Women’s Lobby (EWL) is looking for candidates to participate in a workshop on EWL’s young women’s engagement strategy taking place in Brussels from 8 to 11 November 2019. #WomenforEurope

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European Women's Lobby

4 years

Putting equality between women and men at the heart of the response to #COVID19 across Europe. Women are already paying the greatest price for all that is broken in our system. Read and download our comprehensive policy brief on #COVID19 :

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

We are looking for a senior external consultant or team of consultants to support the development of EWL’s next Strategic Framework. DEADLINE 1 December 2019 Please circulate! #FeministJobs #ExternalConsultant

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European Women's Lobby

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The Istanbul Convention is the most comprehensive treaty we have to date in Europe to assist in addressing different forms of violence against women. #EndVAW #WomenObject

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European Women's Lobby

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Thread alert 🥳! Prostitution, human trafficking and violence against women and girls are interconnected systems of oppression that must be tackled as one, acknowledging male entitlement and demand as the key drivers of these systems. #WomenObject

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European Women's Lobby

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Ready to bring down the patriarchy! We are strategising this week to make Europe a safe space for all women and girls! #EndViolence #WomenObject #Brussels

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

EWL is delighted to hear @vonderleyen commitment to include violence against women in EU treaties as a Eurocrime and for the EU to join the @COE #IstanbulConvention , the most comprehensive legal instrument to prevent and combat #VAW #SayNoStopVAW #LoudUnited

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

4 years

Today, we join all women’s rights organisations and mark the beginning of #16Days of Activism to #EndVAWG . We cannot rest while women fear for safety in their homes, workplaces and public spaces all around Europe. Let’s break the silence! #LoudAndUnited

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

Our Observatory on Violence against Women, a dynamic group of experts from more than 30 countries in Europe with outstanding experience & knowledge on different forms of male violence against women, is meeting in #Brussels today and tomorrow! #LoudUnited

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European Women's Lobby

1 year

🚨There is not a single country in Europe where women and girls are free from #violence . ✊As some Member States continue trying to water down the proposal for a Directive to combat violence against women, join us in fighting to #EndViolence in 🇪🇺 ✍️

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

2 years

📢 Our Board members have one important message for the decision makers: Adopt the Directive on a combatting Violence Against Women!! ✊

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

Join our team! From March 2019 to August 2019, we are hiring 3 interns focusing on 3 areas of work: European Political Campaigning, Gender Budgeting and Membership & Communications. Paid internships, full- time, deadline 16 January 2019 23:59 CET #ApplyNOW

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

This #MHDay2021 we want to challenge the stigma and taboo of periods. While a normal part of our month, #periods can cause discomforts & impact our days. Still, women experience shaming & feel that they have to keep quiet about it. #MenstruationMatters

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

Today we launch our Manifesto for the 2019 European Parliament elections, our feminist vision for the future of Europe. Find it here! #EP2019 #WomenForEurope

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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We look forward to an exciting and powerful year in 2018! Together in sisterhood there is nothing we cannot achieve!

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

8 years

International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women #EU : fully ratify the Istanbul Convention! #EndVAW

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

👏👏👏Warmest congratulations to @rsafrany from @HungarianWomen for being elected as EWL's new President for 2021-2023! We can't wait for her inspired leadership to continue guiding our joint work towards equality between women & men in Europe ♀️ #WomenforEurope #FeministEurope

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

Male violence knows no boundaries, age limit, class, race or cultural distinction. The EU must act to end this violation of women’s rights. The @EUCouncil & all MS must ratify & implement the @CoE #IstanbulConvention . #1BillionRising Sign our petition:

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Make Europe a safe place for all women and girls!

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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We can buy ourselves flowers, but we need everyone on board to end violence against women & girls! This #InternationalWomensDay , join our calls to adopt the Directive on combating #VAW & #DomesticViolence and help us remind everyone that women & girls have the right to be safe.

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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The European Women’s Lobby in solidarity with the @CYWomenLobby demand justice for the British young woman victim of sexual violence and rape. #Ibelieveher Read our statement here:

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European Women's Lobby

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Meet the Observatory on Violence against Women, which consists of experts from around Europe working every day to support women and girls, survivors, while researching, lobbying: building a society without violence #WomenObject

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European Women's Lobby

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Make Europe a safe place for all women and girls! We are calling on the @EUCouncil and Member States to urgently ratify and implement broadly the @CoE #IstanbulConvention . #WomenforEurope @ro2019eu @FinPermRepEU @croatia_eu

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

4 years

We are very concerned by reports from #Belarus of arbitrary detentions, pseudo-trails, police brutality, sexual violence, repercussions towards Belarusian women rights activists – We call for immediate sanctions and an independent international inquiry.

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

📢 Today on #InternationalDayofNoProstitution , we launch the new #HerFutureIsEqual Briefing paper to call on the EU to stand tall and take bold action for a Europe free from sexual exploitation. Read the paper in full 👇

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

Under Attack and Under Resourced. The women of Central and Eastern Europe are telling their story and it has just been published in a our report on the state of women's rights in Central Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Baltic States! Read it here!

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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One last time before the vote on MEP @MariaNoichl 's report on prostitution, MEPs and survivors stand together and ask for a Europe free from prostitution and sexual exploitation. #VoteForSurvivors

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

📢Today we kick off the #16DaysofActivism ! 🚨We will again shine a light on one of the largest human rights violations that affects millions of women & girls in Europe and call on all to react and #EndVAWG . 🔗

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

The #EU and its Member States must send a strong signal to the #Taliban that violations of women’s rights in #Afghanistan will not be tolerated and that sanctions will follow through. Read our calls to the EU foreign affairs ministers #FAC :

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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We've fought to end #ViolenceAgainstWomen & girls for 30 years & we won’t rest until we achieve it. As co-lead of #GenerationEquality Action Coalition on #GenderBasedViolence we're sharing our commitment & inviting @FinGovernment to share theirs. - @rsafrany #16Days @UN_Women

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

2 years

Following yesterday's discussion with the National Council of Women of Ukraine, we call on EU leaders & the international community to include women at every stage of the processes striving for peace in Ukraine 🇺🇦 📑Read our statement in full: #SayNoToWar

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

"I am not free while any woman is unfree, even if her shackles are very different from my own" -Audre Lorde's words spring to mind when we see the inspiring images from #CzarnyPi ątek #BlackProtest in Poland on Friday! #LoudUnited #OurBodiesOurChoice

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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Sex without freely given consent is rape. We echo President @vonderleyen 's words, especially at a time when several Member States, including Germany, are opposing the inclusion of the Article on rape in the upcoming law on combating violence against women. #SOTEU @germanyintheeu

@EU_Commission

European Commission

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"No, means no. I would like that we cast into law this basic principle on combating violence against women. There can be no true equality without freedom from violence." — President @vonderleyen #SOTEU 2023

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

How can feminist economics change conventional economic thinking? An easy tool by @WomensBudgetGrp #EU2019FI #eugenderequality

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European Women's Lobby

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Loud, united and determined: 📢 It is time to end violence against women and girls!! A huge thanks to all MEPs who show their support for women's rights today and every other day! #InternationalWomansDay #IWD2023 #EndVAWG

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"Since the introduction of the #EqualityModel in France, 0 persons in prostitution have been criminalised compared to 2500 in the year before it was implemented. 1500 persons benefited from exit pathways and support services." - Héma Sibi, @CAPintl #VoteForSurvivors

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

4 years

How #COVID2019 is increasing inequality for women? “If there’s not already an egalitarian sharing of child care or housework, it will be women who are responsible for remote school, for ensuring there are food and supplies, for coping with this crisis.”

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"Instead of saying 'one woman is raped every 8 minutes', why don't we say: 'one man rapes one woman every 8 minutes' in Europe?" #SayNoStopVAW

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Loud & United to end violence against women and girls.

Loud and United to end violence against women and girls, European Women’s Lobby Conference, 8 June 2017, Brussels. Disrupting the continuum of violence again...

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European Women's Lobby

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We stand in solidarity with everyone impacted by the crisis and we will continue to demand more accountability from our leaders to build responses based on care, compassion, justice, and equality for women and girls. Read our statement on #Covid_19 :

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

4 years

Congratulations to @MaireadMcGMEP on her nomination as EU Commissioner! Very glad to see the efforts made by @vonderleyen and the Irish gvt in proposing a woman & a man for the role: if @Europarl_EN approves, we’ll have the first ever 50/50 EU Commission! #WomenForEurope

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Ursula von der Leyen

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I propose @MaireadMcGMEP as future Commissioner for financial services. She has great qualifications & my full trust for this post. It is now for the EU Parliament to organise the hearings. Executive Vice-President @VDombrovskis will take on the trade portfolio.

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Tomorrow we send a message to the world! #LoudUnited to end violence against women & girls! Join us & @GloriaSteinem

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

6 years

Congratulations to newly elected President of the European Women's Lobby @GwendoLefebvre #WomenForEurope @ClefFemmes

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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🎉That's a wrap! ✨Thanks to all EWL members for contributing to fruitful discussions this weekend and congratulations to the new Board! ♀️We're looking forward to continuing our work in the coming months - together for a #FeministEurope !

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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It is our pleasure to announce that our SG @JoannaMaycock is on the list as one of @apoliticalco 100 World Most Influential People in Gender Policy with other incredible women such as @TaranaBurke @MichelleObama @AminaJMohammed @melindagates @monique_wilson2 and many others.

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Apolitical

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Exclusive: The World's 100 Most Influential People in Gender Policy 2019 It’s time to recognise & celebrate the hard work being done by so many on gender policy – and share it around the world 🌎 Check out the full list

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European Women's Lobby

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📢It is time to listen to survivors. ❌We cannot ignore the reality that the vast majority of women in prostitution face. ✔️We need to find solutions that ensure all persons who wish to leave prostitution have access to exit programmes & support services. #VoteForSurvivors

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Alexia Fafara

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✊💜Important words from survivors of prostitution this morning at the @Europarl_EN The message is clear: prostitution is violence and we need to implement well-funded support and exit programmes. #VoteforSurvivors #IStandWithSurvivors @amelia_tiganus

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European Women's Lobby

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EWL is deeply concerned by initiatives to backtrack on women's rights in Poland. @CoE #IstanbulConvention is the most comprehensive treaty to #endVAW . The EU must accede & develop legalislation to ensure all women & girls are protected. EWL statement here:

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European Women's Lobby

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The #EU and its Member States must take urgent action to protect women and girls from and in #Afghanistan . Inaction is not an option. Read our statement ahead of the #FAC meeting here:

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European Women's Lobby

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Feminist economics is needed to address the long-life impacts of the current neoliberal model: 16% gender pay gap - 40% gender pension gap - 40% life-long-earning gap, and higher rates of poverty among older women, lone mothers and women with disabilities #PurpleEconomy

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European Women's Lobby

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According to the @UNODC , women in prostitution are 18 times more likely to be murdered than women of similar age and race who are not in prostitution. We cannot turn our backs on the most vulnerable among us. #VoteForSurvivors

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More than 120 organisations, including survivor-led, specialist frontline and feminist women's rights organisations, count on the @Europarl_EN to adopt the report on prostitution drafted by MEP @MariaNoichl . #Voteforsurvivors #EqualityModelNow

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European Women's Lobby

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Young feminists! The AGORA is back! 2018 edition: 29 August to 2 September! This summer camp brings young feminists from all over Europe to #Brussels for a 5-day gathering to discuss & explore feminism and learn from each other! Apply now! Deadline 11-05

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European Women's Lobby

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One month to go! From 14-18 October, we are bringing voices of more than 150 women survivors, feminist advocates, allied movements and women leaders from all walks of life to #Brussels to engage, strategise and call for change. #WomenObject #BrusselsCall

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

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💪Victory!! ♀️ The @Europarl_EN took a historic step today as the MEPs voted in favour of the report on #SRHR prepared by @fred_matic ! 🇪🇺 Member states must now follow this decision and ensure that all women and girls can enjoy their rights fully and equally!

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European Women's Lobby

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"I can assure you that none of the survivors I work with do this voluntarily. Female empowerment does not equal being bought." - Saga Brodersen, survivor #VoteForSurvivors

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European Women's Lobby

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Prostitution is sexual exploitation. Today, we call @EP_GenderEqual to stand with survivors and: ✨Decriminalise persons in prostitution & provide them with exit & support programmes ✨Criminalise sex buyers & pimps ✨End the culture of commodification of women’s bodies

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European Women's Lobby

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Today, we launch our 100-day countdown to the European elections! 100 days before we go vote for the feminist #EuropeWeWant , 100 days before we go vote for women, for feminists that will ensure women's rights progress! #WomenForEurope

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European Women's Lobby

5 years

Childcare services and gender equality go hand in hand. Jolanta Reingarde @eige #eigeindex

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

We are happy to see our demand for all national governments to propose candidates as Commissioners in a way that equal representation of women and men among members of the European Commission is ensured is on the agenda Read more of our demands :

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Ursula von der Leyen

5 years

Gender equality is a topic close to my heart, which is why I came forward with this proposal at this morning’s meeting with @RenewEurope . #EuropeIsAWoman

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

5 years

We call the EU to end all forms of violence against women including sexual exploitation by ensuring the ratification and implementation of the Istanbul Convention by the EU and all the EU member states. #16days #EnVAW join us by signing our petition

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Make Europe a safe place for all women and girls!

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

Despite their being a necessity for millions of women across Europe, #period products remain labelled a “Luxury product” for tax purposes across many EU countries. This must be reformed. #MHDay2021 #PeriodPoverty #MenstruationMatters Our statement:

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European Women's Lobby

5 years

Women & girls are 27X more likely to experience online violence. Online VAWG is a part of a continuum of #VAWG . It is not a separate phenomenon & perpetrators seek maintain male domination in the digital sphere. #HerNetHerRights #SayNoStopVAW #16days

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

8 years

In solidarity with our sisters in Poland, Ireland and all over the world #CzarnyProtest #repealthe8 #feministperspectives from #Brussels

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

3 years

✊Today, on International Women Human Rights Defenders Day, we stand with all #WHRD 📢We condemn the gendered violence they suffer for their committed work & actions and call for governments to ensure they can do their jobs & live their lives without risks of violence. #16Days

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European Women's Lobby

4 years

The #COVID19 crisis hits women harder than men: low pay, job loss, more unpaid care work. We call for half of the EU’s economic recovery package for women.Sign the petition now! #halfofit #EuropeForWomen #UnionofEquality @GreensEFA @PES_Women @vonderleyen

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#halfofit - We demand half of the Corona funds for women.

The #COVID19 crisis hits women harder than men: low pay, job loss, more unpaid care work. This is why we are calling for half of the EU's economic recovery package for women. #halfofit Sign the...

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

10 months

✨ Our Board members from all corners of Europe are in Brussels this weekend! 🇪🇺 Together, they have a very important message for the Member States and the @EUCouncil : 📢Make rape an offence in the EU Directive to combat violence against women! #ActAgainstRape

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European Women's Lobby

3 years

Sex is the first differentiating factor for #prostitution . In Europe, 90% of prostituted people are women & girls, and 97% of sex buyers are men. The #EqualityModel shows that hope & change are possible for women & girls in Europe and beyond. #InternationalDayofNoProstitution

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International Day Against Prostitution

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European Women's Lobby

5 years

Thank u to this incredible group of feminists aged 18 to 63 who spent the last 4 days working together on EWL's strategies to engage young women. It was full of solidarity & feminist vision! Change happens when we all work together #GenerationFeminist #FeministEurope

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European Women's Lobby

5 years

MPs in the UK have just voted to liberalise abortion law in Northern Ireland by 332 to 99!!! This comes just minutes after a successful vote to extend equal marriage in NI in Oct unless power sharing returns first

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Snap verdict on Tory leadership debate: a win for Hunt that may not matter – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the day’s political news, including the row over the UK ambassador’s leaked memos and latest on Tory leadership contest

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@EuropeanWomen

European Women's Lobby

8 years

Historical day for women’s rights: #goFrance chooses the abolition of system of prostitution

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