In 2016, the European Commission stressed the following: “If key actions and gender mainstreaming were necessary, so was the allocation of relevant EU-level funding”. To address this situation, gender budgeting comes into play.
Feminism is not as accepted in Lithuania. There are questions on whether feminism can impact gender roles in post-soviet societies and what can political institutions do to drive this change.
Young intersectional feminists should vote in the upcoming EU elections in the midst of the growing far right and women’s underrepresentation. An overview of key developments on Greece’s disengagement with the EU.
One of the most visible forms of discrimination is violence exerted against women. The Istanbul Convention is in the process of being ratified by the EU but it needs political will to get it through – this is why Europe needs feminism.
