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International Women's Day

International Women's Day (IWD) 2023 - 1 March

Mother holding child's hands in front of radiator
ICM Gender aspects of Energy poverty © European Parliament

On Wednesday, 1 March 2023, to celebrate International Women's Day 2022, the FEMM Committee in collaboration with the National Parliaments, organises an Inter-parliamentary Committee meeting "Gender aspects of Energy poverty".

The purpose of the event is to exchange views with experts and representatives of national parliaments on the explosion of energy poverty that is particularly affecting single mothers and single women. This ICM will explore ways and means in which gender equality considerations can be integrated into policies and initiatives at the EU, national, and local levels. The meeting will be chaired by the FEMM Chair Robert BIEDROŃ. After Introductory remarks and keynote speeches, the ICM will benefit from the contributions of many different speakers.

Please see below for more details on the speakers and the webstreaming of the event.

International Women's Day (IWD) 2022 - 3 March

International Women's Day 2022 FEMM
IWD 2022 © European Union 2022 - European Parliament

To celebrate the International Women's Day 2022, the FEMM Committee in collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments, oganised an Inter-parliamentary Committee meeting titled "An ambitious future for Europe's women after COVID-19: mental load, gender equality in teleworking and unpaid care work after the pandemic".

Please note that the agenda of the inter-parliamentary meeting was modified to address the situation in Ukraine and a special guest speakers included President Metsola, French Minister Moreno, Vice-President of the Commission Jourova, Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir and Chair of the Verkhovna Rada's Committee on EU integration Klympush-Tsintsadze.

The event was webstreamed. More details below.


International Women's Day (IWD) 2021

Women doctors, women leaders
International Women's Day (IWD) 2021 © Image used under the license from Adobe Stock
The Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM), in collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments, organized an Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting celebrating the IWD 2021 on Thursday, 4 March 2021, from 9.00 to 12.00 entitled "We are strong: Women leading the fight against Covid-19".

This event benefited from the valuable contributions of Heads of States and Governments, Members of the European Parliament and of National Parliaments across the EU, frontline workers and other distinguished guests.

FEMM IWD 2021 provided a global forum for an exchange of experiences and best practices in advancing women's empowerment during crises such as the one triggered by COVID-19.

International Women's Day 2020 - CANCELLED

Demonstration in Berlin, Germany, March 8 2019. The demonstrators are holding a sign that reads Women's Rights are Human Rights in red. Graffiti in the background.
March 8 2019, Berlin, Germany. Demonstration for Women's Rights © European Union 2020
Please be informed that the FEMM International Women's Day 2020 event which was planned to take place on 5th March 2020 is cancelled. In light of the current outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), the President of the European Parliament announced in a press conference last evening that for the course of the next three weeks, 130 events at Parliament premises, which were expected to be attended by 6000 to 7000 participants, are cancelled.
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FEMM, in collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments, had planned to hold an Inter-parliamentary Committee Meeting on "The 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action" to celebrate International Women's Day as a special event, taking a look back on progress achieved on gender equality and forward to anticipate future challenges.