Passing on the torch: The legacy of the Beijing Platform for Action and new, grassroots feminist movements

With support of the Fondation Jean Jaurès The Beijing Platform has been of major political affluence, […]
Speakers

20 - 21/10/2015
00:00:00 - 00:00:00
Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium
Passing on the torch: The legacy of the Beijing Platform for Action and new, grassroots feminist movements
56075
208-passing-on-the-torch-the-legacy-of-the-beijing-platform-for-action-and-new-grassroots-feminist-movements
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.

With support of the Fondation Jean Jaurès

The Beijing Platform has been of major political affluence, especially relevant bearing in mind that it was highly shaped by women’s NGOs and movements. Beijing is considered to be The political momentum in the gender policy area. However, 20 years after, in 2015, it seems that the process has lost its closeness with grassroots feminist movements. Even mainstream, institutionalised and professionalized NGOs have difficulties in getting their claims on the discussion table, and in the meantime, grassroots feminist movements demands are lost. Once heavily invested to the grassroots movement, Beijing no longer tends to be owned nor recognized by many activists and younger generation feminists and the awareness by the grassroots movements is very low.

The objective of the initiative is to point out how these new generation of feminists has been gradually left on the margins of both the Beijing process and the EU gender equality consultations. It aims to give grounds to them and push for a more inclusive political approach when it comes to their claims.

Check the programme

Registration

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
Past
07/03/2025
Budapest, Hungary

Defending democracy, empowering women

International Women's Day conference
24/02/2025
Online

Applying a gender lens to Ukraine’s reconstruction

Ukraine Solidarity Day
20/03/2025
New York, USA

Redrawing the lines of foreign policy through feminism  

UN CSW69 Parallel Event 
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