DAY TWO of Call to Europe will focus on Gender Equality and will offer the opportunity to reason about the different building blocks of the EU Gender Equality Strategy in the current context of COVID19 in an exchange with female change-makers on how to shape gender-sensitive policies improving everyone's life.
The discussion will endeavour to provide answers to why (and how) 2020 has to be the turning point for women’s’ rights and gender equality! After many years of deadlock in the area of gender equality, it is time for the EU to become a real game changer in building a strong feminist Europe. A European Union that gives women equal opportunities to reach their full potential will be more social, sustainable and powerful.
What are the true potentials of the new EU Gender Equality Strategy? In what ways will the coronavirus crisis interplay with the fight for women’s rights across Europe? What are the progressive answers in addressing the main gender equality challenges and in creating a fairer and more inclusive society? Are women the secret weapon to more progressive politics? Come and join the debate to find out more!
More details on sessions and speakers to follow
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09:30
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ZOOM REGISTRATION & ONLINE ENERGIZER -
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10:00
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OPENINGLászló ANDOR, FEPS Secretary General, Hungary |
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10:45 |
WOMEN UP PECHAKUCHATune in for a speedy, visual and engaging session where women will share their testimonies on their fight for a more gender equal and progressive Europe. SCENE SETTERS Evelyn REGNER, S&D MEP, S&D FEMM Coordinator, Austria Yoomi RENSTROM, Vice President PES Group at the European Committee of the Regions, Mayor of Ovanaker, Sweden Sally STARKEN, co-initiator #Stattblumen Campaign, Germany Manuela BORA, Vice President PES Group at the European Committee of the Regions, Minister for Gender Equality Marche Region, Italy |
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11.05 |
KEYNOTE SPEECH FOLLOWED BY Q&AHelena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality, Malta Moderated by Laeticia THISSEN, FEPS Gender Policy Advisor, Belgium |
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11.45 |
PLENARY SESSION: A EUROPE FOR ALL WOMEN, ALL WOMEN FOR EUROPE
OPENING Renate TENBUSCH, FES Brussels Office Director Joanna MAYCOCK, Secretary General European Women's Lobby, UK Alicia HOMS, Member of the European Parliament, YES President, Spain Janna BESAMUSCA, Postdoctoral researcher at the University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Followed by Q&A Moderated by: Laeticia THISSEN, FEPS Gender Policy Advisor, Belgium |
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12.00 |
RISE UP FOR WOMEN UP!Zita GURMAI, PES Women President and FEPS Vice President, Hungary |
