G5+' Position note on Women and the Brexit Negotiations
Women and gender experts have been distinctly under-represented both in the BREXIT referendum campaign and in the ongoing negotiations for the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. This is a cause for concern in an exercise which will very deeply affect British society and to a lesser extent the EU, with likely impacts on women’s rights and gender inequalities. A legitimacy issue which could backfire While bulk figures give an equal proportion of women and men amongst those who v
GENDER & BREXIT : Why women’s voices are important- Roundtable discussion
Europe House 32 Smith Square London SW1P 3EU
22. 3. 2018, 12.00 M − 2.00 PM Programme 11.30 – 12.00 Welcome (coffee and tea)
12.00 – 12.10 Opening by Agnes HUBERT, President of G5+
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION
Chair: Eva EBERHARDT / Rapporteur: Dr. Barbara HELFFERICH /
Moderator: Agnès HUBERT
12.10 – 12.20 Gloria MILLS, President of the ETUC Women’s Committee
12.20 – 12.40 Alice CHILCOTT, Gender Expert, “BREXIT through a
gender lens: demands and concerns by women” (report
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Council of Europe: new gender equality strategy 2018-2023
A a new gender equality strategy has been adopted by the Council of Europe for the period 2018-2023. The document identifies the main challenges faced in the in the implementation of the Strategy 2014-2017: “developments in the wider global and regional context, including a backlash against the human rights of women, unequal power structures, the persistence of gender-based violence, threats to women’s rights defenders, limited participation of women in political and decision
Announcing New Women's & Gender Studies Research Network
Repost from Tomorrow's Research Today We are pleased to announce the creation of Women's & Gender Studies Research Network (WGSRN) with 17 eJournals focusing on major areas of scholarship. It will provide a worldwide, online community for women's & gender studies research and the intersection of these studies and other areas of research, following the model of SSRN's other disciplinary networks. The following WGSRN eJournals are available and subscriptions will be free during
Gender & Brexit: come to our round table on 22 March
Genderfiveplus (G5+), the first European Feminist Think Tank, is pleased to invite you for a discussion about Women and Brexit at the Europe House in London on the 22nd of March 2018 from 12:00 to 14:00. The EU has been a significant player for the promotion of gender equality in Europe. In the UK, too, women have benefited from European legislation as well as specific EU funding opportunities. The promotion of equal pay for work of equal value, the prohibition of discrimin
