At the initiative of the FEMM Committee, the European Parliament held its first ever European Gender Equality Week during the last week of October 2020.
2020 is a special year, marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. This important milestone provides an excellent opportunity to discuss the achievements and future challenges for the advancement of girls' and women's rights and gender equality. Therefore, the European Parliament held for the first time its European Gender Equality Week, which gave much-needed input to the long lasting battle for women's empowerment and gender equality as well as more visibility and recognition to gender mainstreaming in all policy areas.
Many committees took part in the Gender Equality Week and organized events during the last days of October, while some others will look into gender mainstreaming aspects in their fields of competences later this year.
Please consult below the Programme and details of events happening during the European Gender Equality Week.
Many committees took part in the Gender Equality Week and organized events during the last days of October, while some others will look into gender mainstreaming aspects in their fields of competences later this year.
Please consult below the Programme and details of events happening during the European Gender Equality Week.
- Programme of the Gender Equality Week (PDF - 280 KB)
- Programme of Subsequent Events of the Gender Equality Week (PDF - 51 KB)
- Watch again the committee events
- Public Hearing on "Trafficking in human beings" (Joint LIBE - FEMM) (26 October 2020)
- Public Hearing on “Beating Breast Cancer: Challenges and opportunities” (BECA, in association with FEMM) (27 October 2020)
- Public Hearing on "Women and digitalisation" (FEMM, in association with AIDA) (28 October 2020)
- Presentation on "Placing care at the heart of the EU’s recovery efforts" (EMPL) (28 October 2020)
- Public Hearing on "Women in Transport" (TRAN) (29 October 2020)
- Exchange of views on the "UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security" (SEDE) (29 October 2020)
- Presentation of the Gender Equality Index 2020 (FEMM) (29 October 2020)
- EP Research Service Topical Digest on "Gender Equality - A review in progress"
- Gender Equality week - Presentation video (DOCUMENT - 8 MB)