#NOEXCUSE - The EESC Belliard footbridge illuminated in orange on 24-26 November 2023, to mark the International Day for the elimination of Violence against Women.
We #OrangeTheWorld to condemn #ViolenceAgainstWomen
NAT section meeting - 14.30 -17.00 Debate on "Gender equality and youth in rural areas"
• Martha Osorio and Ileana Grandelis,Inclusive Rural Transformation and Gender Equality Division of FAO: presentation of the CFS Voluntary Guidelines on Gender Equality and Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment (GEWE) and CFS Youth Policy Recommendations
• Blanca Casares, AEIDL,European Association for Innovation in Local Development: community-led innovations to empower rural women • Desirée de la Caridad Nieves, Runner-up of the COPA-COGECA Woman Innovation awards 2023: perspectives from a rural woman farmer • Anja Fortuna, ZSPM, Zveza Slovenske Podeželske Mladine, member of Rural Youth Europe: young women empowerment in rural areas • 16:20 | Video : Satellite Kitchens Video: how the food and food production in Greek rural areas can influence the entire life of women through the years
Debate on "Violence against women" with
• Evin Incir (S&D/Sweden), Member of the European Parliament, Rapporteur LIBE Committee for the proposal for a directive on violence against women (VAW) and domestic violence
• Maria Mollica, Team Leader on VAW, DG JUST, European Commission
• Cristina Fabre, Team Leader on Gender-based Violence, European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
• Laura Kaun, Policy and Campaigns Director, European Women Lobby
Economic and Monetary Union and Economic and Social Cohesion (ECO) section-Debate: Gender inequality in access to financial markets - Causes, consequences and policy solutions Programme / Web page dedicated to the event Webstream
EESC conference organised by the Section for Employment, Social Affairs and Citizenship (SOC) in collaboration with the Labour Market Observatory: "The social dimension in the National Recovery and Resilience Plans"- The gender dimension
How can we ensure that NRRP implementation and monitoring take the gender dimension into account? Can we align existing gender-related policy instruments with the NRRPs? What impact will the digital and green transitions have on gender equality?
EESC plenary session: Debate on Gender Equality with Elena Dalli, Commissioner for Equality, and Evelyn Regner, Vice President of the European Parliament, aiming at highlighting the EU's continuous efforts to put women at the centre of legislation. Read the dedicated news
