Conference - No Modern European Democracy Without Gender Equality

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09/06/2009

INVITATION

European Women’s Lobby Conference:

50/50 – No Modern European Democracy

without Gender Equality

26 June 2009 – 14.00 - 18.00

Renaissance Hotel,

Rue du Parnasse 19, 1050 Brussels

· What is the place of women in the European Parliament after the European elections of June 2009?

· What are the perspectives for the chairing of EP committees?

· What can we do for an equal representation of women and men in the future European Commission and for the nomination of the famous “EU top jobs”?

The EWL conference 50/50 – No Modern European Democracy without Gender Equality aims to answer these questions through a panel of very prominent women politicians and the contribution of members of the EWL across Europe who have been working towards parity democracy through the EWL 50/50 Campaign.

The EWL 50/50 Campaign for Democracy was launched in September 2008, it was very active in relation to the European elections of June 2009 and will continue in relation to the nomination of the European Commission and “EU top jobs”. The 50/50 Campaign aims to promote greater involvement in European politics, to achieve the equal representation of women and men in EU decision-making bodies and to put issues of equality between women and men at the core of European policies. More information: www.5050democracy.eu

Please register to the conference by sending back the form on page 3 by 15 June 2009
European Women’s Lobby Conference:

50/50 – No Modern European Democracy

without Gender Equality

DRAFT PROGRAMME

13.30 – 14.00 Welcome of participants and registration

14.00 – 14.40 Opening of the seminar

· Welcome address by Brigitte Triems, President of the European Women’s Lobby

· Presentation of the EWL 50/50 Campaign, Cécile Gréboval, Policy Director of the European Women’s Lobby

· Women in Politics and Democracy in the EU by Yvonne Galligan, Director for the Centre for the Advancement of Women in Politics, Belfast

14.40 – 15.25 Panel I: Women in Politics: Experiences and Commitments

· Margot Wallström, Vice-President of the European Commission,

· Joëlle Milquet, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Employment and Equal Opportunities, Belgium

· Diana Wallis, Vice-President of the European Parliament

· Isabel Martínez Lozano, Equality Secretary, Ministry of Gender Equality, Spain (TBC)

Moderator: Brigitte Triems, President of the European Women’s Lobby

15.25 – 16.00 Discussion

16.00 – 16.30 Coffee Break

16.30 – 17.10 Panel II: The EWL 50/50 Campaign across Europe: Impact and Outlook

· Ulrike Helwerth, German Council of Women’s Organisations

· Ria Luyten, Belgian Coordination for the EWL (TBC)

· Nicoleta Bitu, Romanian Women’s Lobby

· Mojca Kleva, Slovenian Women’s Lobby

Moderator: Thérèse Murphy, Vice-President of the European Women’s Lobby

17.10 – 17.45 Discussion

17.45 – 18.00 Conclusions, Myria Vassiliadou, Secretary General of the European Women’s Lobby

Interpretation EN/FR

Registration Form

I will attend the 50/50 Conference on 26.06.09

Name:

Surname:

Organisation:

Email:

Please return to ewl@womenlobby.org or fax to +32 2 219 84 51

by 15 June 2009

Please note that no costs will be covered by the EWL except for EWL delegates

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