Міжнародний жіночий день відзначається щорічно 8 березня, щоб вшанувати досягнення жінок і привернути увагу до прав жінок. Це нагода підвищити рівень обізнаності про такі питання, як гендерна рівність, репродуктивні права, боротьба з насильством та жорстоким поводженням з жінками. Рівність між жінками і чоловіками завжди була однією з основних цінностей і цілей Європейського Союзу, але поставлена мета все ще не досягнута повністю.

Як ЄС бореться за права жінок

International Women’s Day is celebrated annually on March 8 to recognise women’s achievements and shine a spotlight on women’s rights. It is an occasion to raise awareness of issues such as gender equality, reproductive rights, and the fight against violence and abuse towards women. Equality between women and men has always been one of the European Union’s core values and objectives, but this goal has still not been fully achieved.

EU’s fight for women’s rights

Female genital mutilation includes all procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons. It is carried out for cultural, religious and sometimes social reasons, but has no health benefits and can have serious immediate and long-term effects on health and wellbeing. What is being done to put a stop to this practice?

Zero tolerance for female genital mutilation

Gender-balanced representation among the decision-makers of the European Union is an important step towards full realisation of the principle of equality between women and men enshrined in the EU Treaties. The Union has made steady and significant progress, starting from a very low presence of women among EU Commissioners and Members of the European Parliament at the time when those institutions were created. The European Parliament is today one of the world's most gender-balanced representative assemblies, but there are still significant divergences between EU countries.

EPRS Policy Podcast - Towards gender balance in the European elections: Electoral quotas

While steps have been taken over the past century to improve prospects for women and girls in science across the world, there is still a lot left to do. The global health crisis has put equalities at risk and slowed progress on a number of fronts. This podcast celebrates the International Day of Women and Girls in Science and looks at how women have contributed to the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, while also being among those hit hardest by the health crisis.

Women in healthcare: COVID-19 and rising inequalities - EN

EP Plenary session -  EU priorities for the upcoming session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women

EP Plenary session - Situation of female politicians in EU candidate and neighbouring countries facing harassment and cyber violence

FEMM.- Presentation by EIGE (European Institute for Gender Equality) of the Gender Equality Index

FEMM.- Securing Gender Equality and Women's Rights in the Digital Sphere

EMPL Meeting - Gender Equality Week: Ensuring gender equality in the labour market: addressing the gender pay gap and the ‘sticky floor’

EP Plenary session - International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Interrnational Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women - ' Orange your world ', UN campaign to end violence against women and girls. European Parliament building in Strasbourg lights up in orange

EP Plenary session - The findings of the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women on Poland's abortion law

Roberta METSOLA, EP President meets with Afghan Women

EP Plenary session - International Women’s Day Celebration

FEMM interparlamentary Committee meeting - Women in Sports

Online Press Briefing ' The Directive on Violence against Women and Domestic Violence  '

Practicing What We Preach - Gender Equality in the EP management

DROI D-AF joint meeting - Exchange of views on the deterioration of women’s rights and safety in Afghanistan under Taliban rule

FEMM Committee - Exchange of views on pay transparency, gender pay gap and pension gap with Commissioner Dalli

FEMM Committee - Presentation by EIGE (European Institute for Gender Equality) of the Gender Equality Index

ECON FEMM - Women in Economics and Finance: Debate on the next challenges in the EU

FEMM Committee - Situation of Women in Belarus

Roberta METSOLA, EP President, opens the plenary session on the 3 October in Strasbourg. Statement on the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran after the killing of Mahsa AMINI.

Resumption of session and order of business: opening statement by Roberta METSOLA, EP President on the repression of women's rights protesters in Iran after the killing of Mahsa AMINI

Members of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) and the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) have a joint hearing on "Attacks on abortion rights and breaches of the Rule of Law in Poland". First Q&A sessions with Members of the LIBE and FEMM Committees

Joint hearing of the LIBE and FEMM Committee on the Attacks on abortion rights and breaches of the rule of law in Poland: First Q&A sessions with Members of the LIBE and FEMM Committees

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the challenges ahead for women’s rights more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality.

Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action: Opening statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and Helena DALLI, EU Commissioner for Equality

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the challenges ahead for women’s rights more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.

Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. MEPs debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the challenges ahead for women’s rights more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action (Continuation of the debate).

Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Continuation of the debate

During the plenary session of the European Parliament in Brussels (08-11 February 2021), MEPs debate the challenges ahead for women’s rights more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Closing statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and Helena DALLI, European Commissioner for Equality

Challenges ahead for women’s rights: more than 25 years after the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action. Closing statements by Ana Paula ZACARIAS, Portuguese Secretary of State for European Affairs and Helena DALLI, EU Commissioner for Equality

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Opening statements by Council and Commission

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Opening and opening statements by Council and Commission (8:59 - 9:12)

Live replay of Plenary session on First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play. Closing statements by Frans TIMMERMANS, First Vice-President of the EC in charge of Better Regulation, Inter-Institutional Relations, the Rule of Law and the Charter of Fundamental Rights and by Monika PANAYOTOVA, Bulgarian Presidency

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - Closing statements by Council and Commission (9:53 - 9:58)

Live replay of Plenary session debate First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - MEP's debate

Plenary session: First anniversary after the signature of the Istanbul Convention- state of play - MEP's debate (9:12 - 9:45)

Following the visit of Commander Ahmad Massoud at the EP in Strasbourg, the European Parliament and its Committee on Foreign Affairs Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy and Committee on Women’s rights and Equal opportunities receives three women smuggled out from Kabul at the iniative of the French magazine ELLE to help them in their struggle for freedom.

Exchange of views with three Afghan women from kabul: Joint Extraordinary meeting with the participation of Nicole Fontaine, EP President - AFET, FEMM, DROI

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