gender equality

MeTooEP: Rooting Out Sexual Harassment in the European Parliament

Published: 8 November 2019

Revelations of rampant sexual harassment and assault in the entertainment industry sparked an outpouring of testimonies from women and girls across the globe in 2017. Despite gains for equality in many parts of the world, sexist treatment and abuse remains a pervasive and universal problem. The political sphere has also been a focal point of allegations, among which the European Parliament.

By Beatrice White

Anti-feminism is making right-wing stances socially acceptable

Published: 3 May 2019

Article

Anti-feminism as well as anti-gender rhetoric are playing a central role in the “centering” of right-wing ideologies. They are making right-wing mindsets acceptable in mainstream society and enabling parts of society to shift to the right without appearing right-wing.

By Franziska Schutzbach

New courage instead of new taboos - overcoming dilemmas of gender politics in the EU

Published: 29 April 2019

Article

Why do feminism and gender serve as negative projection screens within society? How should progressive forces in the EU deal with the right-wing backlash?

By Eszter Kováts

Europe heads to the polls: right-wing networks form along family policy issues

Published: 10 April 2019

Article

Right-wing populists are trying to restructure Europe. The common starting point is family policy.

By Stefania Vittori and Aziz Dziri

Universal Declaration of Human Rights wall at the UN

70 Years of Human Rights. Indivisible. Inalienable. Universal.

Published: 9 January 2019

Introduction

70 years ago, the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. We work with our partners around the world towards making democracy and human rights, dignity and freedom a reality for all. The triad of HUman Rights - Democracy- Ecological Sustainability is the basis for our work.

By Barbara Unmüßig

The Olkaria projects: A case study of geothermal energy and indigenous communities in Kenya

Published: 12 March 2018

Study

The study demonstrates the complexity of climate co-funding, the local obstacles in host countries, and the inadequacy of supervisory procedures. It also shows the importance of integrating climate change, human rights and gender equality policies into the development of geothermal projects and their enforcement at country level.

The Road from Paris to Sustainable Development - Effectively Integrating Human Rights and Gender Equality into Climate Actions of EU Institutions

Published: 30 March 2017

Publication

Linking human rights and a gender-responsive approach to climate actions, can avoid harmful unintended consequences and maximize social benefits of programmes and projects. This interim report provides a general assessment of how to effectively integrate human rights and gender equality as well as the broader SDG agenda into EU climate actions.