Woman up! for enhancing women’s rights and gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa

The images of spring 2011 are seared into the memories of the whole world. Women […]
Speakers

19 - 21/02/2014
00:00:00 - 00:00:00
European Parliament, Brusseks Rue Wiertz, Ixelles, Belgique
Woman up! for enhancing women’s rights and gender equality in the Middle East and North Africa
56000
133-woman-up-for-enhancing-women-s-rights-and-gender-equality-in-the-middle-east-and-north-africa
0

In order to give you access to our events, FEPS processes your personal data together with any other organiser of this event mentioned in the description of the event and in accordance with 'FEPS’ data protection policy.

The images of spring 2011 are seared into the memories of the whole world. Women and men stood side by side as equals, shouting out loud that they had had enough of dictatorial regimes, of having no hope and no prospects for the future. These courageous women and men took to the streets protesting against the old regime and fighting for change, for the full respect of their fundamental rights and freedoms. But while all agreed on the need for change, there was no unified vision of how that should be achieved and no common understanding of what the newly claimed freedom would bring.

In the field of gender equality, freedom has led to a proliferation of diverse opinions on women’s role in society. However, many progressive women’s organisations lack institutional, human and financial capacity, hence the current debate cannot take place in an equal and balanced manner. As the region rebuilds its societies on new foundations, it is important to encourage the fulfilment of both women’s and men’s aspirations to play an active and constructive role.  In the many debates taking place this view is often presented, falsely, as a Western interpretation of equality and as a colonialist intrusion against local traditions. The biggest challenge that progressive women’s organisations face in the region is the constant attacks aimed at discrediting the equality agenda through this line of reasoning.

Against this background, FEPS and SOLIDAR organises a roundtable debate in the European Parliament to give an overview of the achievements, challenges and future prospects of progressive women’s organisations in the MENA region and to enhance women’s economic, social and political participation.

Network
Solidar
Find all related publications
Publications
13/02/2025

Impoverished motherhood in Ukraine

Progressive Ukraine series
29/01/2025

Progressive Yearbook 2025

2024 was announced as a ‘super election’ year. In fact, about half of the world’s […]
27/01/2025

Forging the new EU agenda

Progressive inputs for European economic policy
06/12/2024

Feminist Foreign Policy Progressive Voices Collective

Policy recommendations
Find all related events
Events
Upcoming
11/06/2025
Brussels, Belgium

Towards gender-inclusive digital policy

AI and gender equality in the workplace
Past
08/05/2025

Defending democracy, empowering women

Claiming women’s political power and confronting authoritarianism
07/05/2025
Vienna, Austria

No democracy without gender equality

Book discussion: A new gender equality contract for Europe
Find all related news
News
10/03/2025

FEPS reaction to the Roadmap on Women’s Rights

On Friday 7 March, the European Commission presented its Roadmap for Women’s Rights ahead of […]
22/03/2024

FEPS attends the 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68)

The 68th annual Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68), the UN’s largest annual gathering on […]
08/03/2024

Discover the updated EU Care Atlas!

On the occasion of International Women’s Day 2024, we have updated our EU Care Atlas. […]
23/01/2024

Call for tender – FFP Research and network coordinator

This call for tender is now closed.
Find all related in the media
In the media

Nedostatak brižnosti

by Vox Feminae 04/02/2025
"Lack of care" The Croatian feminist magazine Vox Feminae highlights the chapter by Annica Kronsell in FEPS book "A new Gender Equality Contract for Europe", which is dedicated to imagining a new gender contract for the climate

Brussels, my love? Ursula von der Leyen cracks the whip on gender parity

by Euronews 07/09/2024
FEPS Director for Research and Training Ania Skrzypek participated in this episode of Euronews’ show ‘Brussels my love’.

FEPS President on Euronews talk-show ‘Brussels, my love?’

by Euronews 16/03/2024
FEPS President Maria João Rodrigues discusses NATO expansions and elections in Russia and Portugal on Euronews talk-show ‘Brussels, my love?‘

A credible future beyond growth has to be feminist

by euobserver 17/05/2023
Euobserver article about the #BeyondGrowth conference mentions FEPS 'Defining Care' Policy Brief