A Young Feminist Vision of Europe
Compilation of blogs for the #HerEurope campaign from young feminist representing 10 different EU countries outlining their feminist vision of Europe.
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May 2019
A Gender Responsive Europe
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.
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Can Feminism Fit into Post-Soviet Societies and can it Combat Gender Stereotypes?
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.
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What is at stake (or what is YOUR stake) in the 2019 European Union elections?
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.
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This time I’m Voting to Eradicate Violence against Women in Europe
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.
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Can Feminist MEPs Protect Women from Portugal’s System of Violence?
Although it is long overdue and at the expense of too many lost lives, intimate partner violence is for the first time at the center of national public debate in Portugal. The upcoming EU elections offer an opportunity to demand political commitment and prioritisation of women’s protection from male violence at a national and European level.
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