Joining forces with women’s organisations and civil society
On 11-12 July 2024, in Budapest, the Gender Equality Division organised the conference “Synergy for change: Civil society raising awareness on violence against women in a context of global challenges”.
Enhance the ability of civil society to promote the Istanbul Convention, advocate for end violence against women and promote gender equality, including addressing new topics and challenges.
Define the ways forward to join forces to advance gender equality in Europe and beyond with a Call for action.
The conference paid special attention to new and ongoing challenges, such as the digital dimension of violence against women, the backlash against gender equality, and other global issues. The event comprised general plenaries, group work, and a World Café. It had opened with a video greeting from Jeroen Schokkenbroek, Director of Equal Rights and Dignity of the Council of Europe.
In March 2019, the Committee of Ministers adopted the Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism: it calls for specific action in respect of language and communication; internet and social media; media, advertising and other communication methods; workplace; public sector; justice sector; education institutions; culture and sport and the private sphere. An action page and a brochure give concrete guidance regarding the implementation of the Recommendation.
