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European Women ’ s Lobby Lobby Europ é en Des Femmes

European Women ’ s Lobby Lobby Europ é en Des Femmes. European Women’s Lobby. KIRSTI KOLTHOFF President kirsti.kolt@sverigeskvinnolobby.se http://www.womenlobby.org. The EWL Mission. To ensure gender equality in the EU To promote the empowerment of all women

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European Women ’ s Lobby Lobby Europ é en Des Femmes

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  1. European Women’s LobbyLobby Européen Des Femmes

  2. European Women’s Lobby KIRSTI KOLTHOFF President kirsti.kolt@sverigeskvinnolobby.se http://www.womenlobby.org

  3. The EWL Mission • To ensure gender equality in the EU • To promote the empowerment of all women • To strengthen women’s social and economic rights • To combat all forms of violence against women and to ensure women’s human rights • To support women’s diversity

  4. The EWL Mission • To ensure gender equality in the EU • To promote the empowerment of all women • To strengthen women’s social and economic rights • To combat all forms of violence against women and to ensure women’s human rights • To support women’s diversity

  5. EWL Member organisations in Europe National Co-ordinations of women’s NGOs European Member organisations EWL General Assembly (100 delegates) EWL Board of Administration (32 elected members) EWL Executive Committee 1 President, 3 Vice Pres., 1 Treasurer EWL Structure EWL Secretariat (Brussels) EWL Secretary General EWL staff

  6. EWL Member organisations EWL Board members EWL Executive Committee EWL Secretariat (Brussels) European Women‘s Lobby (EWL) EU Institutions which EWL regularly works European Parliament (Women‘s Rights‘ Committee) European Commission (DG: Employment and Social Affairs) 'The Council'

  7. ROAD MAP FOR GENDER EQUALITY IN EUROPE2006 - 2010 Gender equality is not only a matter of social justice it is an issue of democracy. New challenges require innovative answers – it is the duty of public authorities to ensure the unconditional equality between women and men.

  8. What is the Road Map? EWL Process for Road Map Commission Process for Road Map Common Themes Different Actions Women in Decision Making (example) Violence against Women (example) Follow Up Back

  9. ROAD MAPA Common Vision • Builts on the Framework Strategy for Equality between women and men (2001-2005) • Recognises that gender inequalities persist: access to resources, rights and power are unequally distributed; inequalities impact more on women who find themselves having to choose between having children or a career. • Recognises the necessity of a dual approach: gender mainstreaming AND specific measures • Aims to ensure that women and men avail of the same opportunities, rights and responsibilities in all areas of life Back

  10. EWL PROCESS FOR ROAD MAP • 2004 - agreedat EWL annual General Assembly to lobby for a new Framework Strategy • March 8 2005 – presented idea for Road Map to the Group of Commissioners on Fundamental Rights, Non-Discrimination and Equal Opportunities • April-May 2005 – consulted EWL member organisations on content for Road Map • June 2005 – submitted first text to member organisations inviting amendments • October 2005 – amendments to text discussed at EWL General Assembly – final text adopted • October 2005 - presented text as a model for the official text of the Commission Back

  11. COMMISSION PROCESS FOR ROAD MAP • Early 2005: - initial drafting in Equality Unit, Directorate of Employment and Social Affairs • Consultation with all Directorate Generals for input into text • Consultation with College of Commissioners • Final adoption by College • 1 March 2006: Communication from the Commission • 8 March 2006 – formal presentation of Road Map as « the Commission’s commitment to driving the gender agenda forward, reinforcing partnership with MS and other actors » Back

  12. COMMON THEMES Back

  13. DIFFERENT ACTIONS Back

  14. WOMEN IN DECISION-MAKING Back

  15. EWL PROPOSALS Legal base in EU structure Directive on VAW European Action Plan on VAW European Monitoring Centre Revision of Directive that curtails victims of trafficking right to reside and to work Address the demand side of the purchase of sexual ‘services’ Support networking of women’s organisations and NGOs COMMISSION PROPOSALS 2006 – Communication on establishment of system for comparable statistics on crime, victims and criminal justice Support Member States and NGOs in work on VAW, promote networking, exchange, research, programmes victims and perpetrators, encouragement for national action plans. Follow-up Communication on trafficking – promote use of Structural Funds for integration measures VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Back

  16. FOLLOW UP Road Map – gender equality tool or tool to gender mainstream into existing policies? 2008 – report on the state of implementation 2010 – evaluation of the Roadmapincludes indicators for monitoring progress Back

  17. http://www.womenlobby.org

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