Women’s rights cannot be fully attained in the conditions of conflict and violence. And no society can call itself truly peaceful unless it has achieved gender equality, and ensured women’s meaningful participation in decision-making at all levels, including on peace and security. The Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) … Read more
In May 2018, on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the World Conference on Human Rights, the Vienna+25 conference brought together experts from all world regions: High-level representatives of the UN, human rights defenders and Independent human rights experts from civil society and academia, regional, sub-regional and national human rights institutions as well as … Read more
Download: click here Policymakers and practitioners around the world are increasingly interested in supporting women’s and girls’ empowerment, and many researchers are grappling with how best to measure empowerment in impact evaluations. J-PAL’s research resource, A Practical Guide to Measuring Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment in Impact Evaluations, gathers insights from the experiences of J-PAL affiliated researchers … Read more
15-06-2018 This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the FEMM Committee, is designed to identify in which fields and by which means the backlash against gender equality and women’s and girls’ rights in six countries (Austria, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, and Slovakia) is … Read more
Here you can access the interesting website of CONCORD, where you find relevant news on the EUs Development Cooperation and Humanitarin Assitance regarding Women´s and Girls Empowerment: Concord website
EIGE At EIGE´s website you can find a lot of useful information on the status of gender equality in Europe. You can access it here: http://eige.europa.eu/