Women’s rights and gender justice

The digital world is a place of great opportunities for women’s rights. Through the widespread use of social media and the fast development of information and communication technologies, organising, protesting, […]

On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published its third Gender Action Plan “An ambitious vision on gender equality and women’s empowerment for EU external action”.

On 25 November 2020, the European Commission published its third Gender Action Plan “An ambitious vision on gender equality and women’s empowerment for EU external action”, more commonly known as GAP III.

Meet Tunisian activist Amal Bint Nadia, one of the founders of Signali Féministement, a Facebook group acting as a whistleblower regarding discriminatory or violent gender-related content online. 

Asha is an intersectional feminist and expert in Women’s Rights & Digitalisation, who joined the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) as a Policy and Campaigns Officer in 2017.

Mozn Hassan is an Egyptian feminist, human rights defender, founder and Executive Director of Nazra for Feminist Studies. She is also a board member of the Global Fund for Women.

Most measures proposed in Europe to curtail the alleged worrisome rise of “radical Islam” refer to examples of feminist nature.

In recent weeks, and following revelations from Sofie Linde, a famous Danish TV host, a debate on pervasive sexual harassment and violence in the workplace has erupted. Thousands of women