Documents

• GEC (2022) Report November
• Abridged Report GEC22(2022)November
• List of participants
• Agenda GEC (2022) OJ2 revised
• Activities and measures at the national level contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 
• Draft Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women GEC (2022) 8 rev  27 October 2023
• Draft Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women GEC (2022) 8 rev 15 March 2023
• Preliminary draft study on the impact of artificial intelligence, its potential for promoting equality, including gender equality, and the risks to non-discrimination GEC (2022) 9
• Draft guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women: Compilation of comments on the draft Guidelines GEC(2022)10
• Revised calendar for preparation of the Gender Equality Strategy 2024-2029 GEC (2022) 11revised
• 2022 Annual Report on the Implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023
• Study on the impact of COVID-19 on Women's access to justice

 Information documents

• Follow up to 22nd meeting-Compilation of written notes and reports
• Draft guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and policies to combat violence against women- Consultation document GEC (2022) 8 
• 2nd meeting of the Working Group on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women: Report WG-GEC-MB (2022) June 
• 1st meeting of the Working Group on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women: Report WG-GEC-MB (2022) March
• Draft Recommendation by the Committee of Ministers to the Member States on the topic of equality for Roma and Traveller women and girls-Rationale, Committee of Experts on Roma and Traveller Issues (ADI-ROM)
• Draft Recommendation on Combating Hate Crime, Committee of Experts on Hate Crime 
  (PC-ADI-CH)
• Programme of the Launching event of the report: "Impact of Covid 19 on Women’s Access to Justice" (Hybrid event,  Palais de l'Europe, room 11, 17.11.2022)
• Exchange of views with the CEDAW, Geneva, 1 July 2022 (online)-speaking notes
• Report of the High-Level Reflection Group of the Council of Europe, October 2022
• Information about ongoing capacity building and co-operation projects, October 2022
• Rome conference report, April 2022
• Concept note-annual thematic conference 2023

 Presentations

• Exchange of views with Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights

Objective 1 – Prevent and combat gender stereotypes and sexism

• Structure of the draft Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Senior Gender Equality Adviser

Objective 2 – Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

• Follow-up to exchange of views between the GEC Chair and the Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO)
• Update by the Secretariat of co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division concerning violence against women and domestic violence, Marta BECERRA, Head of Unit, Co-operation Unit

Objective 6 - Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

• Gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Senior Gender Equality Adviser

Co-operation with other Council of Europe sectors

• Presentation of the work of the Task Force on the study on the impact of artificial intelligence on equality, including gender equality, and discrimination, Ivana BARTOLETTI, Expert to the Task Force

Launching hybrid event of the report: "Impact of Covid 19 on Women’s Access to Justice", 17 November 2022, Strasbourg

 Presentations

• Lori Mann, Council of Europe expert
• Jaša Vrabec, President of the Working Group on the evaluation of judicial systems of the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice , Council of Europe
• Vafa Rustam, national expert, Azerbaijan

 Documents

• List of participants
• GEC (2022) Report May
• Abridged report GEC (2022) May
• Agenda GEC (2022)OJ1 revised
• Draft Annotated Agenda-Order of Business GEC (2022) AA/OB
• First (general) implementation review report on the Recommendation on preventing and combating sexism – the approach to review its implementation GEC (2021) 8 revised
• Draft Work Plan 2022-2025 GEC(2022)1
• Conference on “work-life balance as a leverage for women’s empowerment and promoting gender equality” organised by the Italian Ministry of Equal Opportunities and Family and the Council of Europe in the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers (Rome, 12 April 2022), Draft report GEC (2022) 2
• CSW66 – Commission on the Status of Women (New York, 14-24 March 2022)Side-event on “STEM Education as a stepping-stone towards gender transformative climate change policies” organised by the Italian Minister of Equal Opportunities and Family and the Council of Europe (15 March 2022)- Summary and Recommendations GEC (2022) 3
• Proposed questionnaire for national authorities on the impact of Covid-19 on Women’s Access to Justice GEC (2022) 4
• Questionnaire to member states on the impact of artificial intelligence on equality, including gender equality, and discrimination GEC (2022) 5

 Information documents

• Study on the places of men and boys in women's rights and gender equality policies GEC (2021) 3
• Conclusions of the conference on “work-life balance as a leverage for women’s empowerment and promoting gender equality” organised by the Italian Ministry of Equal Opportunities and Family and the Council of Europe in the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Ministers (Rome, 12 April 2022)
• Possible elements of a legal framework on artificial intelligence, based on the Council of Europe’s standards on human rights, democracy and the rule of law, Committee of Ministers, Council of Europe

 Presentations

Objective 1 – Prevent and combat gender stereotypes and sexism

• “From Stereotypes to Hostile Sexism - A Psychological Analysis of Conceptions about Gender” – presentation and results of project undertaken by the University of Luxembourg followed by a discussion with Miriam Hale, M.Sc., Doctoral Researcher, and Dr André Melzer, Assistant Professor in Psychology, Department of Behavioural and Cognitive Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, Social and Educational Sciences, University of Luxembourg
• Update by the Secretariat about gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Adviser

Objective 2 – Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

• Update by the Secretariat of co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division concerning violence against women and domestic violence, Sandra VELOY-MATEU, Project Manager
• Presentation on the external evaluation of the Council of Europe programme on preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence for 2016-2020, Roberto Olla, Head of Human Dignity and Gender Equality Department

Objective 3 - Ensure the equal access of women to justice

• Update by the Secretariat on co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division concerning equal access of women to justice, including as regards a study on the impact of Covid-19, Anca SANDESCU, Project Manager

Objective 4- Achieve balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making

• Council of Europe co-operation to support balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making, Franck DAESCHLER, Deputy-Head/Programme Manager, Elections and Participatory Democracy Division

Objective 6 - Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

• Report from the Secretariat on the activities of the Committee on Artificial Intelligence (CAI), Christa JAKOBSSON, Policy Adviser
• Update by the Secretariat about gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Adviser

High-Level Panel: Exchange on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence

Thursday, 25 November 2021, 2:30- 3:30 p.m.  

 Flyer

 Video recording

• English
• French
• Original language

The interpretation of meetings serves to facilitate communication and does not constitute an authentic record of the proceedings. Only the original speech is authentic. No liability shall be incurred by the interpreter in the exercise of his/her function

 Documents

• GEC (2021) Report November
• List of participants 
• Abridged report GEC (2021) November
• Agenda GEC (2021) OJ2
• Annotated Agenda-Order of Business GEC (2021) OJAΑ 2
• Activities and measures at the national level contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy GEC (2021) 5
• 2021 annual report on the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy GEC (2021) 6
• Events attended by GEC members, experts and the Secretariat GEC (2021) 7
• Committee of Ministers Recommendation on preventing and combating sexism – the approach to review its implementation GEC (2021) 8
• Draft Committee of Ministers Recommendation on protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls GEC (2021) 9 
• Report GEC-MIG (2021) September
• Report GEC-MIG (2021) April
• “Advancing Gender Equality: the role and situation for gender equality mechanisms in the context of COVID-19”, Conference report, (On-line, October 2020)
• "Gender equality and the Istanbul Convention: a decade of action", Conference report (Berlin and on-line, May 2021)
• Takeaways: Conference “The role of foreign policy in advancing gender equality: Addressing the challenges, pushbacks and obstacles faced by women" (Nicosia, Cyprus, 26 October 2021) 
• Provisional concept note: Conference organised in the framework of the Italian Presidency of the Committee of Minister of the Council of Europe on the theme of work-life balance and women empowerment (Roma, Italy, 12 April 2022)

 Information documents

• GEC Terms of Reference (2022-2025)
• Information about ongoing capacity building and co-operation projects, Gender Equality Division, Capacity building and co-operation projects Unit

  Presentations

Objective 2 – Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

• Update by the Secretariat of co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division concerning violence against women and domestic violence, Marta BECERRA, Head of Unit, Project Manager

Objective 3 – Ensure the equal access of women to justice

Update by the Secretariat on co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division concerning equal access of women to justice, Anca SANDESCU, Project Manager

Objective 5 - Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

• Presentation by the Secretariat of the GEC-MIG process, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Adviser, Secretary to the GEC-MIG
• Presentation of the text of the recommendation, Vera ELOI DA FONSECA, Chair of the Drafting Committee on migrant women (GEC-MIG)

Objective 6 - Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

• Update by the Secretariat about gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Adviser

Council of Europe gender equality agenda

• Italian Presidency (November 2021 - May 2022), Stefano Pizzicannella, GEC member, General Director, Office for International and General Affairs, Department for Equal Opportunities, Italy

  Documents

• Report (2021) April
• List of participants
• Abridged report GEC (2021) April
• Agenda GEC (2021 )OJ1
• Annotated Agenda-Order of Business GEC (2021) OJAΑ 1
• Draft 2020 annual report on the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy GEC (2021) 2
• Activities and measures in member states towards the achievement of the objectives of the Gender Equality Strategy GEC(2021)1
• Study on the places of men and boys in women's rights and gender equality policies GEC (2021) 3
• Report GEC-MIG (2021) March
• Report GEC-MIG (2020) December
• Conference “Gender equality and the Istanbul Convention: a decade of action”, Berlin, 11 May 2021
  • Concept Note
  • Programme
•   Information documents
• GEC Work Plan 2020-2021
• GEC Terms of Reference 2020-2021
• Report of the Seminar “Advancing Gender Equality: The role and situation for gender equality mechanisms in the context of COVID-19” 
• Replies to the Secretary General’s questionnaire sent to the Chair of the Gender Equality Commission (September 2020)
• Information about ongoing capacity building and co-operation projects
• GEC Bureau contribution and comments to the Draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to the member States on Combating Hate Speech
• Spain’s Feminist Foreign Policy – Promoting Gender Equality in Spain’s External Action

 Presentations

Prevent and combat gender stereotypes and sexism

• Presentation of the results and outputs of the grant awarded to the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) for the implementation of the Project “Mobilise against Sexism!”, by Joanna Maycock, Secretary General of EWL
• “The angry internet – A threat to gender equality, democracy & well-being”, prepared by the Centre for Digital Youth Care
• Presentation of the report on the place of men and boys in women's rights and gender equality policies by Claire Guiraud and Romain Sabathier, authors of the report

Prevent and combat violence against women and domestic violence

• Update by the Secretariat of co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division concerning violence against women and domestic violence by Marta Becerra, Head of Capacity-building and co-operation projects unit

Ensure the equal access of women to justice

• Exchange of views with Jasa Vrabec, Chair of the Working Group on Evaluation of Judicial Systems (GT-EVAL) of the Council of Europe European Commission for the efficiency of justice (CEPEJ), and presentation of the 2020 edition of the “European judicial systems: Efficiency and quality of justice (2018 data)”
• Update by the Secretariat on co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division concerning equal access of women to justice by Anca Sandescu, Project Manager

Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

• Report by Vera Eloi da Fonseca, Chair of the Drafting Committee on migrant women (GEC-MIG)

Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

• Gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities by Cécile Greboval, Secretary to the GEC-MIG, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Adviser

 Documents

• Report  (2020) October
• Abridged report  GEC (2020) October
• Agenda GEC (2020) OJ2
• Draft Annotated Agenda-Draft Order of Business GEC (2020) OJAΑ 2
• Drafting Committee on migrant women (GEC-MIG) GEC-MIG(2020)Report 1
• Drat concept note-Conference (Berlin, 11-12 May 2021) GEC (2020) 

  Information documents

• Strategic Framework – Council of Europe priorities
  • Secretary General letter and questionnaire to Chairs Intergovernmental Committees
  • Reply from GEC Chair to Secretary General letter and questionnaire
• Activities in the member states on men and boys and gender equality (revised)
• Information about ongoing capacity building and co-operation projects
• Congress Report: Fighting sexist violence against women in politics at local and regional level
• European Committee of Social Rights: 15 decisions on state compliance with the right to equal pay
• Mobilise Against Sexism: the project and the campaign in Portugal-Report to the Portuguese member of the Gender Equality Commission of the Council of Europe
• Women and Men in Germany, Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth and German EU Presidency
• Pact for an Egalitarian Artificial Intelligence Between Women and Men, Laboratoire de l'égalité, 2020

 Presentations

Prevent and combat gender stereotypes and sexism

• Committee of Ministers Recommendation on preventing and combating sexism (CM/Rec(2019)1) – follow up/update on promotional activities, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager
• Grant for the implementation of the Project “Mobilise against Sexism", Laura ALBU, Vice President, European Women’s Lobby

Ensure the equal access of women to justice

• Gender sensitive approaches to access to justice – update on current activities and proposals for future work, Anca SANDESCU, Project Manager

Protect the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls

• Drafting Committee on migrant women (GEC-MIG)
• First meeting, Vera ELOI DA FONSECA, GEC-MIG Chair
• Next steps, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager

Achieve gender mainstreaming in all policies and measures

• Gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager
• Using Artificial Intelligence to help Gender Equality, Flora VINCENT, scientist, author of “Artificial Intelligence, not without her!”, and Co-Founder of the WAX Science Association (What About Xperiencing Sciences), France

Co-operation projects/programmes

• General overview of ongoing co-operation projects being carried out by the Gender Equality Division, Marta BECERRA, Head of Capacity-building and co-operation projects unit

Thematic discussion

• Climate change from a gender equality perspective, Ana PUY RODRIGUEZ, Gender Equality Officer in the Ministry for Ecological Transition and Demographic Challenge, Spain

 Documents

• Report  (2020) July 
• Abridged report  GEC (2020) July
• Agenda GEC (2020) OJ1
• Draft Annotated Agenda-Draft Order of Business GEC GEC (2020) OJA 1
• Draft Work Plan 2020-2021 GEC(2020)1
• Draft Concept Paper Athens GEC (2020) 2
• Drafting Committee Recommendation on Migrant Women (GEC-MIG)-Summary of replies to the questionnaire of June 2020 GEC (2020) 3

 Information Documents

Gender-Based asylum claims and non-refoulement: Articles 60 and 61 of the Istanbul Convention, 2019

 Presentations

• Sexual and reproductive health and rights (Serbia)
• Croatian Presidency of the Council of the European Union (January – June 2020)
• Conclusions and Recommendations: EU High Level Conference, Zagreb, 30-31 January 2020
• Overview of main gender equality and gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities
  Drafting Committee on migrant women (GEC-MIG)
  COVID-19 – impact of crisis on women and on gender equality
  Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Division
• Overview of co-operation activities undertaken by the Gender Equality Division
  Marta BECERRA, Head of Capacity-building and co-operation projects' unit, Gender Equality Division

 Documents

• Report GEC (2019) November
• Abridged report GEC (2019) November
• Agenda GEC (2019) OJ2
• Draft Annotated Agenda GEC (2019) OJA 2
• Draft Order of Business GEC (2019)
• Draft 2020-2021 terms of reference of the Gender Equality Commission
• Draft 2019 annual report on the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy GEC (2019)9
• Activities and measures at the national level contributing to the achievement of the objectives of the Council of Europe Gender Equality GEC (2019)8 revised
• Draft analytical report on the follow-up to the implementation of CM/Rec(2013)1 on gender equality and the media GEC (2019)10
• Study on good practices on promoting gender sensitive approaches to access to justice GEC (2019)13
• Draft terms of reference of the drafting Committee on migrant women (GEC-MIG)
• Elements for a reply to the Committee of Ministers on PACE Recommendation 2157 (2019) "Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality" GEC (2019)16
• Council of Europe's contribution to the Beijing +25 review process following UNECE meeting GEC (2019) 14
• Events attended by GEC members, experts and the Secretariat GEC (2019)7
• CDDH Roadmap on Mainstreaming Gender and Human Rights  GEC (2019)15
• List of participants

Information Documents

• Report of the conference “Tackling Gender Stereotypes and Sexism” (Helsinki, 28-29 March 2019)
• Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls- complete factsheet
• Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls- key recommendations
• Venice Commission opinion requested by Armenia on the constitutional implications of the ratification of the Istanbul Convention
• International Labour Organization (ILO) Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work
• Recommendation CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism

 Presentations

• General overview of co-operation projects undertaken by the Gender Equality Division, Marta BECERRA, Head of Capacity-building and co-operation projects' unit, Gender Equality Division
• Gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Division
• International Labour Organization's (ILO) Convention concerning the elimination of violence and harassment in the world of work, Valentina Beghini, Senior Technical Officer, Gender Equality and Diversity & ILOAIDS Branch
• Council of Europe's activities to prevent and combat gender stereotypes and sexism, Cécile GREBOVAL, Programme Manager, Gender Mainstreaming, Gender Equality Division
• Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) of the Council of Europe/European Union joint project "ALL IN: Towards gender balance in sport", Stan Frossard, Executive Secretary, EPAS
• "New tendencies and counter-reactions to gender equality", Alexander Breum Andersson, Denmark
• Generation Equality Forum 2020

 Documents

Report (GEC (2019) May)

Abridged report (GEC (2019) May)

Agenda (GEC (2019) OJ1)

Draft Annotated Agenda (GEC (2019) OJA 1)

Draft Order of Business (GEC (2019))

Draft 2020-2021 terms of reference of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC (2019)1)

Summary information about events attended by GEC members or Secretariat members (GEC(2019)2)

Draft elements for a response to the Committee of Ministers-Recommendations of the Parliamentary Assembly
(GEC (2019) 3)

Preliminary Draft Factsheet-The Council of Europe’s contribution to BEIJING+25 (GEC (2019) 4)

Implementation of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023
Format for annual report 2019 (GEC (2019) 5)

Helsinki conference preliminary draft report (GEC (2019) 6)

Revised factsheet on the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls
(GEC (2018) 12)

List of participants

 Information documents

Priorities of the French Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe
(17 May-27 November 2019)

Leaflet on projects on combating violence against women-the Council of Europe's approach

Report on technical co-operation programmes/projects implemented in 2016-2019: analysis and lessons learned

 Presentations

Gender mainstreaming in Council of Europe activities, Cécile Greboval, Gender Equality Division and Carlien Scheele, Directorate of Human Resources

Enlarged Partial Agreement on Sport (EPAS) of the Council of Europe/European Union joint project “ALL IN: Towards gender balance in sport" , Clotilde Talleu,Sports Division

Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs, Florence Mabileau, Pompidou Group

Capacity building and co-operation projects making the implementation of the Istanbul Convention a reality for all women, Marta Pietrobelli, Council of Europe expert on gender-based violence

Romanian Presidency of the Council of the EU (January-July 2019)

Women, peace and security -UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (Cyprus) (Republic of Moldova)

Gender equality backlash (Serbia)

 Documents

Report (GEC (2018) December)

Abridged report (GEC(2018) December)

Agenda (GEC(2018) OJ2)

Order of business

Draft Report of the conference “Gender Equality: Paving the Way” to launch the Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 (Copenhagen, 3-4 May 2018) GEC(2018)4

Draft 2018 annual report on the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy GEC(2018)5

Activities and measures in member states towards the achievement of the objectives of the Gender Equality Strategy GEC(2018)6 Revised

Conference “Tackling Gender Stereotypes and Sexism” (Helsinki, 28-29 March 2019)

Draft Programme GEC(2018)7

Draft Concept Paper GEC(2018)8

Report of the 4th meeting of the Drafting Committee preparing a draft Committee of Ministers recommendation to prevent and combat sexism (Strasbourg, 20-21 September 2018) GEC(2018)9

Committee of Ministers recommendation to prevent and combat sexism CM/Rec (2019) 1

Draft questionnaire on the implementation of Recommendation (2013)1 on gender equality and media

Meeting of international and regional mechanisms to combat violence against women (Strasbourg, 23-24 May 2019)

Draft programme and concept note GEC(2018)11

Preliminary draft factsheet on the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls GEC(2018)12

Events attended by GEC members, experts and the Secretariat GEC(2018)13

Information Documents

Partnership for Good Governance project: “Strengthening access to justice for women victims of violence”: Regional Conference on Women’s Access to Justice and the Istanbul Convention (Strasbourg, 18-19 October 2018)

Guidelines on Women’s Access to Justice for Legal Practitioners

 Presentations

GenMob mobile phone tool – Margarida Queirós, Portugal

Work with perpetrators of violence against women

Laurence Bouquet (Luxembourg) and Nadine Conrardy (Luxembourg Red Cross)

Gender-responsive budgeting

Lilia Pascal (Moldova)

Ljiljana Loncar (Serbia)

Gender Equality and Media, Silvia Grundmann, Media and Internet Division

Gender Mainstreaming, Cécile Greboval, Gender Equality Division and Carlien Scheele, Directorate of Human Resources

Co-operation activities in the area of violence against women, Marta Becerra, Co-operation Unit

Partnership for Good Governance project: “Strengthening access to justice for women victims of violence”, Anca Sandescu, Co-operation Unit

 Documents

Report (GEC (2018) April)

Abridged report (GEC(2018) April)

Agenda (GEC(2018)OJ1)

Order of business

Draft Work Plan 2018-2019

Report of the 3rd meeting of the Drafting Committee preparing a draft Committee of Ministers recommendation to prevent and combat sexism (Paris 1-2 March 2018) (GEC(2018)2)

Events attended by GEC members, experts and the Secretariat (GEC(2018)3)

 Information Documents

Copenhagen Conference - 3-4 May 2018

• Draft Programme
• Concept Paper
• Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023

Achieving balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making: a gender equality and democratic requirement

Protecting the rights of migrant, refugee and asylum-seeking women and girls - an overview of Council of Europe legal and policy standards, actions and practical tools

Council of Europe's contribution to the UN 2030 Agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals

62nd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (New York, 12 – 23 March 2018) CSW62 Agreed conclusions (advance unedited version)

Turning promises into action: Gender equality in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

ILO Report:  Ending violence and harassment in the world of work (2018)

Information on the 2018 World Forum for Democracy

 Presentations

Presentation of media and internet related work/activities with a focus on gender equality - Urška Umek, Information Society Department, Media and Internet Division, Council of Europe

The Council of Europe co-operation on gender equality and violence against women and domestic violence - Marta Becerra, Equality Division, Council of Europe

The Concept of Gender-based Violence within the ILO’s Report “Ending Violence and Harassment in the World of Work” - Eric Carlson, Coordinator, Standard-setting process on violence and harassment in the world of work, International Labour Organization (ILO)

Gender pay gap policies – Charles Ramsden (United Kingdom)

Regional Project “Strengthening Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence in the Six Eastern Partnership Countries” - Antonina Vykhrest, Equality Division, Council of Europe

Gender mainstreaming at the Council of Europe - Cécile Greboval, Equality Division, Council of Europe

Women in sport – Gordana Borko (Croatia) and Magnea Marinósdóttir (Iceland)

Gender equality and youth – Joanne Cassar (Malta)

CAHROM thematic meetings on early and forced marriages and Roma women’s access to justice - Henna Huttu, Gender Equality Rapporteur (CAHROM)

Council of the European Union – gender equality agenda: Bulgarian Presidency (English only)

"GSP Tool-background document"  and "EIGE Work on the Violence Against Women", Zivile Macijauskiene, EIGE (English only)

Kateryna Levchenko, Government Commissioner for Gender Policy (Ukraine)

  Videos

"Tackling Gender Pay Gap", Interview with Charles Ramdsen,Head of EU and International Policy Government Equalities Office, UK (English only)

"Fighting sexual abuse of children in sport", Interview with Magnea Marinósdóttir, Senior Advisor, Equality Unit, Ministry of Welfare, Iceland (English only)

 Documents:

Report (GEC(2017) November)

Abridged Report (GEC(2017) November)

Agenda (GEC(2017)OJ2 Rev 3)

Order of Business

Draft Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 (GEC(2017)2 Final)

Annual Report 2017 on the implementation of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017 (GEC(2017)6)

Report of the 2nd meeting of the Drafting Committee to prepare a draft Committee of Ministers recommendation to prevent and combat sexism Paris, 22-23 June 2017 (GEC(2017)7)

Summary information about events attended by GEC members, Experts or Secretariat members (GEC(2017)8)

Draft factsheet on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making (GEC(2017)9)

Activities and measures in member states towards the achievement of the objectives of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy (GEC(2017)10 Rev)

"Gender Equality: the long road ahead" Conference to launch the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 (3-4 May 2018, Copenhagen) (GEC(2017)11)

Activities promoting gender mainstreaming at the national level in Council of Europe member states (October 2017)

 Information Documents:

Balanced participation of women and men in decising-making - Analytical Report

Sex-disaggregated statistics on the participation of women and men in political and public decision-making in Council of Europe member states (Data 2016)

Press coverage following the launch of the analytical report

Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)9 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on gender equality in the audiovisual sector

Recommendation CM/Rec(2017)10 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on improving access to justice for Roma and Travellers in Europe

Declaration of the Committee of Ministers on the need to intensify the efforts to prevent and combat female genital mutilation and forced marriage in Europe (13 September 2017)

Training Manual for Judges and Prosecutors on Ensuring Women’s Access to Justice

Country Studies on Barriers, Remedies and Good Practices for Women’s Access to Justice: Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Republic of Moldova, Ukraine

Gender Mainstreaming in Council of Europe Activities - 6th edition of information document (October 2017)

Overview of follow-up on progress in implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

 Presentations:

Thematic discussion - Situation of migrant women and families: Czech Republic and Germany

 Documents :

Report (GEC (2017) Report April)

Abridged Report (GEC (2017) Abridged Report April)

Agenda (GEC 2017 OJ1 revised)

Draft Order of Business (GEC (2017) Order of business)

Gender Equality Commission Work Plan 2016 - 2017 (GEC (2016) 1 rev 1)

Draft Terms of Reference of the Gender Equality Commission 2018-2019 (GEC (2017) 4)

Summary information about events attended by GEC members, Experts or Secretariat members - December 2016 - April 2017 (GEC (2017) 1)

Report of the 1st meeting of the drafting committee preparing a draft CM Recommendation on Combating sexism - Paris 2-3 March 2017 (GEC (2017) 3)

Draft analytical report on the third round of monitoring on the implementation of CM Recommendation Rec (2003)3 on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision making (GEC 2017 5)

Discussion document - Preparation of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 (GEC (2017) 2)

 Information Documents :

Gender mainstreaming activities in the Council of Europe (5th Edition - March 2017)

GREVIO statement on the occasion of International Women’s Day

Report of the seminar on “Combating Sexist Hate Speech” (Strasbourg, 10-12 February 2016) (French version)

Regional study on “Women’s political representation in the Eastern Partnership countries”

Comments on Recommendation 390 (2016) “Women’s political participation and representation at local and regional levels” adopted by the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (GEC (2016) 12)

"Women’s economic empowerment in the changing world of work” Agreed Conclusions (Advanced unedited version) CSW 61st session 13 - 24 March 2017

Links to websites of speakers who appear on the agenda (GEC (2017) April speakers)

Measures to further gender equality in the Youth Department’s programme - Joint Council on Youth

Report of the Gender Equality Rapporteur Joint Council on Youth from October 2016 to March 2017

Questionnaire - 2015 monitoring of Council of Europe Recommendation Rec (2003) 3 on Balanced Participation of women and men in political and public decision-making

 Presentations

Regional Project on “Improving women’s access to justice in six EAP countries” - Antonina Vykhrest

"Empowerment of Women" Rocio Cervera, North-South Centre of the Council of Europe

The OECD Development Centre’s Gender Programme: Measuring, monitoring and promoting  gender equality - Keiko Nowacka

Joint EU/Council of Europe project on Access of Roma and Traveller Women to Justice (JUSTROM) - Isabela Mihalache

Gender equality-related work of the Youth sector - Antje Rothemund

Economic benefits of gender equality in the EU - EIGE

 Documents :

Report (GEC (2016) Report November)

Abridged Report (GEC (2016) Abridged Report November)

Agenda GEC (2016) OJ 2

Draft order of business (GEC (2016) Order of business)

Activities and measures towards the achievement of the objectives in the Gender Equality Strategy in member states (GEC (2016) 8)

Implementation of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017: DRAFT annual report 2016 (GEC(2016) 10)

Third round of monitoring the implementation of CM Recommendation Rec (2003)3 on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making - Preliminary findings by the consultants (GEC (2016) 11

Gender Mainstreaming Activities at the Council of Europe: 4th Edition, October 2016

Summary information about events attended by GEC members, Experts or Secretariat members May to November 2016 (GEC (2016) 6)

Draft report Tallinn Conference "Are we there yet? Assessing progress, inspiring actions: the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017" (GEC (2016) 9)

Barriers, remedies and good practices for women's access to justice in five Eastern Partnership Countries

 Information Documents :

Exchange with Chair and Rapporteur of the CDDH-MF

Report of the Drafting Group on Female Genital Mutilation and Forced Marriage (CDDH‐MF)

Preliminary agenda of the 2nd meeting of the CDDH-MF ((with links to other meeting documents)

Overview of follow-up on progress in implementing the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development: Goal 5:  “Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls”. A summary of relevant 2016 UN processes and related documents

5th General Report on GRETA activities (October 2014 - December 2015)

Comments on Recommendation 2092 (2016) “Fighting the over-sexualisation of children” adopted by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (21 June 2016) (GEC (2016) 7)

Priorities and Objectivies  of the Cyprus Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe - Calendar of Events

Priorities and objectives of the Cyprus Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe (22 November 2016 – 19 May 2017)

Work of the Commissioner for Human Rights of the Council of Europe on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality from April 2012-present

 Presentations

Improving women’s access to justice in five Eastern Partnership countries - Alicia Peraro

"Les Expertes Francophones" Pauline Chabbert Groupe EGAE

Office of the Directorate General of Programmes - Gender mainstreaming guidelines

Trafficking in human beings and gender equality issues - GRETA - Petya Nestorova

Co-operation on violence against women - Taina Riski

Balance in Sport - Sonia Parayre

Violence against Women - GREVIO - Bridget O'Loughlin

Gender Equality Glossary and Thesarus - EIGE

For a Feminist Europe - European Women's Lobby

The Swiss programme to eliminate gender pay discrimination - Steve Binggeli

Steering Committee on Media and Information Society (CDMSI) - Urska Umek

 Documents :

• Report of the 9th meeting of the GEC
• Abridged Report of the 9th meeting of the GEC
• Agenda GEC (2016) OJ 1 rev
• Draft order of business
• Draft work plan of the Gender Equality Commission 2016-2017 (GEC(2016)1)
• Report of Seminar "Combating Sexist Hate Speech" Strasbourg 10-12 February 2016
• Document on Article 17 of the Istanbul Convention
• Document on Article 11 of the Istanbul Convention
• Report of the Conference “Towards guaranteeing equal access of women to justice” Bern, 15-16 October 2015  (GEC(2016)5)
• Review of international good practices on women's rights training for judges and prosecutors (GEC (2016) 2)
• Council of Europe Plan of Action on “Strengthening Judicial Independence and Impartiality”
• Gender mainstreaming policy briefs and CoE activities, 2nd edition, March 2016
• Conference 2016 - Tallinn, Estonia - Draft Programme (GEC (2016) 4)
• Conference 2016 – Tallinn, Estonia - Concept Paper (GEC (2015) 12 rev 2)
• Report of events attended by GEC members, National Focal Points and the Secretariat (GEC (2016) 3)

 Video of the Conference “Towards Guaranteeing Equal Access of Women to Justice” Bern, Switzerland, 15-16 October 2015

 Information Documents :

• Council of Europe Strategy for the Rights of the Child (2016-2021)
• Compendium of Good Practices for Advancing Women’s Political Participation in the OSCE Region
• Thematic Action Plan on the Inclusion of Roma and Travellers (2016-2019)
• ECRI Gender Policy Recommendation on combating sexist hate speech
• Guidelines of the Committee of Ministers to member States on the protection and promotion of human rights in culturally diverse societies (Adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 2 March 2016 at the 1249th meeting of the Ministers' Deputies)
• CSW60 Agreed Conclusions (24 March 2016) Women’s empowerment and the link to sustainable development
• Internet Governance – Council of Europe Strategy 2016-2019 - Democracy, human rights and the rule of law in the digital world [1252 meeting]
• European Court of Human Rights - Factsheet on Gender Equality
• Questionnaire on legislative and other measures giving effect to the provisions of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) (GREVIO/Inf(2016)1)
• PACE Report - Assessing the impact of measures to improve women’s political representation - Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination (April 2016)
• Gender Equality Commission - Terms of Reference - 2016 - 2017
• European Commission - Strategic engagement for gender equality 2016-2019

 Presentations

• Ajla van Heel – OSCE
• Ingibjorg Gisladottir – UN Women
• Anastasia Divinskaya – UN Women (Ukraine)
• Robert Rustem - Council of Europe (Roma Action Plan)
• Gesa Böckermann - European Commission
• Raluca Popa - Council of Europe Regional Project on “Improving women’s access to justice in five EAP countries
• Elena Centemero, Chair of the Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe
• Guido Bellatti Ceccoli, Chairperson of the Rapporteur Group on Human Rights (GR-H)
• Regina Jensdottir, Council of Europe Co-ordinator on the Rights of the Child

 Presentations :

• Presentation by Eva Abella Martin (Lawyer at the Institute for equality between women and men) about the 2014 Belgian law against sexism in the public space
• Presentation by Isabel Castro, Deputy Executive Director of EURIMAGES – the European Cinema Support Fund
• Presentation by Francine Raveney, Executive Director of European Women’s Audiovisual Network (EWA)
• Presentation by Raluca Popa - Regional Conference on "Improving women’s access to justice in five EAP countries" (Kvareli, 5-6 November 2015)
• Presentation by Ana Rusu (Electoral Assistance Division, Directorate General of Democracy) of the work on women’s participation in public and political decision-making in the EAP countries
• Presentation by Dimitrios Tsoutsias (Resource and Documentation Centre Officer, EIGE), about on-going work on the gender equality glossary and thesaurus
• Presentation by Brigitte Grésy, Secretary General, Conseil supérieur de l'égalité professionnelle, France

 Documents :

• Agenda GEC (2015) OJ 2 rev 2
• Report of the 8th meeting of GEC
• Draft Annual Report on the implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy GEC(2015)10
• Activities and measures towards the achievement of the objectives in the Gender Equality Strategy in member states GEC(2015)5 rev3 - Bilingual document
• Follow-up to the Bern Conference GEC(2015)7
• UN Women proposed indicators to measure access to justice, including specific challenges facing women Draft Report
• Report of the 3rd meeting of National Focal Points (Bern, 16 October 2015) NFP(2015)RAP
• Draft Council of Europe Glossary GEC(2015)11
• 2016 Conference - Preliminary Note GEC(2015)12
• Report of events attended by GEC members, National Focal Points and the Secretariat GEC(2015)9

 Presentations :

• Marilyn Clark - the Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group)
• Elisabetta Simeoni - Gender Equality Rapporteur for the Co-operation Group to Combat Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking in Drugs (Pompidou Group)
• Oksana Syroid - Deputy Chairperson of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Parliament)
• Raluca Popa - Project in five Eastern Partnership countries to improve women’s access to justice

 Documents :

• Agenda GEC (2015) OJ 1 rev2
• Report of the 7th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission
• Implementation of Gender Equality Strategy Annual Report 2014
• Handbook on the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2013)1 on gender equality and the media
• Factsheet on combating gender stereotyping and sexism in the media
• Revised compilation of good practices to promote an education free from gender stereotypes
• Factsheet on combating gender stereotyping and sexism in and through education
• Abridged report of the Helsinki Conference
• Promotion of the Istanbul Convention - CoE/Amnesty Publication on FGM - Studies on Articles 12, 13 and 16 of the Istanbul Convention
• Factsheet on women’s access to Justice
• 2015 Conference "Towards guaranteeing equal access of women to justice" (Bern, 15-16 October 2015)
• Draft Programme - GEC (2015) 2
• Concept Paper - GEC (2014) 10
• Third round of monitoring the implementation of CM Recommendation Rec(2003)3 on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision making
• • Memorandum on the review of the questionnaire - GEC (2015) 8 rev
• Comments on the memorandum received from member states
• Draft 2015 questionnaire - GEC (2015) 6
• 3nd NFP meeting, Bern, 16 October 2015 - Draft Programme GEC (2015) 4 rev
• Contributions from member states regarding activities and measures undertaken regarding implementation of the Gender Equality Strategy - Template
• Co-operation with international / regional organisations - Post 2015 Development Agenda - Document
• Report of events attended by GEC members, National Focal Points, experts and the Secretariat - GEC (2015)3

 Presentations :

• Project "Preventing and combating violence against women and domestic violence in Ukraine" – Maria Oreshkina - Equality Division
• Project Evaluation of Gender Mainstreamingin Technical Assistance – Emerging Findings – Rica Terbeck - Directorate of Internal Oversight
• Gender Dimensions of the GRECO’S Fourth Evaluation Round - Lioubov Samokhina – Group of States against Corruption (GRECO)
• Does Gender Matter? Catherine Bij de Vaate
• EQUINET European Network of Equality Bodies - Anne Gaspard Executive Director Equinet
• No Hate Speech - Bridget O'Loughlin - Campaign Manager

 Documents :

• Agenda GEC (2014) OJ 2 rev 1
• Report of the 6th meeting - GEC (2014) RAP 2
• Draft Comments on PACE Recommendation 2053 (2014) – "Women’s rights and prospects for Euro-Mediterranean co-operation" GEC (2014) 16
• Annual Report on the implementation of Gender Equality Strategy GEC (2014) 12Abridged version
• Follow-up Amsterdam Conference - Draft tool kit GEC (2014) 14
• Compilation of key challenge and good practices on gender equality and the media at national level
• Follow-up to Helsinki Conference GEC (2014) 13
• Dissemination of good practices on gender equality in education
• Conference "Towards guaranteeing equal access of women to justice" (15-16 October 2015, Bern, Switzerland) - Preliminary Draft Concept Paper GEC (2014) 10
• Balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision-making - Third round of monitoring the implementation of CM Recommendation Rec(2003)3 on balanced participation of women and men in political and public decision making
• Memorandum on the review of the questionnaire GEC (2014) 11
• 2008 questionnaire GEC (2014) 5
• Comments from member States GEC (2014) 15
• 2nd NFP meeting (Helsinki, 10 October 2014) NFP(2014)RAP rev
• Concept paper for the creation of a glossary on Gender Equality GEC (2014) 7
• Report of events attended by GEC members, National Focal Points, experts and the Secretariat GEC (2014) 9 rev
• CDDECS Draft Program of Action 2014-2015 CDDECS (2014) 16

 Presentations :

• Sami Nevala - Fundamental Rights Agency (FRA) – Violence Against Women: An EU-wide survey
• Isabel Castro – Eurimages
• Virginia Langbakk - European Institute for Gender Equality
• Giovanni Carlo Bruno, Deputy to the Head of Delegation, European Union Delegation to the Council of Europe

 Documents :

• Agenda - GEC (2014) OJ 1rev
• Report of the 5th meeting of the Gender Equality Commission (2-4 April 2014)
• Compilation of contributions from member states on key challenges and good practices on gender equality and the media at national level – GEC (2014) 8
• 2nd Conference of NFPs "Combating Gender Stereotypes in and through Education"
• • Draft Concept Paper - GEC (2013) 8 rev 1
• Draft Programme - GEC (2013) 9 rev 1
• Analytical study of the results of the fourth round of monitoring the implementation of Recommendation Rec(2002)5 on the protection of women against violence in Council of Europe member states GEC(2013)10 rev1
• Conclusions of the Hearing on "Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence"
• Compilation of key challenges and good practices on Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence at the National Level GEC(2013)12 rev
• Seminar on "Tackling the Gaps in Research and the Lack of Data Disaggregated by Sex Concerning Women’s Access To Justice"
• Draft Concept Paper – GEC (2014) 3
• Draft Programme – GEC (2014) 2
• Third round of monitoring the implementation of CM Recommendation Rec(2003)3
• 2008 Questionnaire for review - GEC(2014)5
• Comparative study on the results of the first and second rounds of monitoring of Council of Europe Recommendation Rec (2003)3 - CDEG(2009)17
• Draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on gender mainstreaming in sport- EPAS(2013)36 rev6 (text not yet final)
• 2nd NFP meeting - Draft Programme- GEC(2014)4
• Report of events attended by GEC members, National Focal Points and the Secretariat - GEC(2014)1
• Advance version of agreed conclusions of the Commission on the Status of Women 58th session

 Presentations :

• Lithuanian Presidency of the European Union 2013
• The promotion of Gender Equality in the European Union
• The gender approach in Tunisia: consolidating gender equality (in French only)
• EWL-CoE Joint action - Act against Rape

 Documents :

• Agenda - GEC (2013) OJ 2 rev 3
• Report of the 4th meeting of GEC (GEC (2013) RAP 2)
• Draft Recommendation of the Committee of Ministers to member states on gender mainstreaming in sport - EPAS (2013) 36rev3
• Report on the implementation of Recommendation CM/Rec(2007)13 adopted by the Committee of Ministers on 10 October 2007 - CM (2012) 38; CM (2012) 38 add; CM Rec (2007) 13; CM Decision
• Hearing on "Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence" Paris, 9 December 2013 - Draft Programme
• Hearing on "Access to Justice for Women Victims of Violence" Paris, 9 December 2013 - Draft Concept Paper - GEC(2013)6
• Report of 1st meeting of NFP (Amsterdam, 5th July 2013) - NFP (2013) RAP 1
• Draft Report of the Amsterdam Conference - GEC(2013)5 rev 1 E
• Follow-up to the Amsterdam Conference - GEC(2013)7
• Draft concept paper for the next NFP conference - GEC(2013)8
• Draft programme for the next NFP conference - GEC(2013)9
• Agenda Item VIII – Information Documents:

• Brochure on Tunisia’s National Strategy for combating violence against women, through the life cycle (in French only)
• Summary of the study on "Time budget of women and men in Tunisia 2005-2006 (in French only)

• UNFPA poster (side 1)
• UNFPA poster (side 2)
• Reports of events attended by GEC members, NFPs or Members of the Secretariat - GEC(2013)11 rev

 Documents :

• Agenda – GEC (2013) OJ1 prov rev4
• Report of the Meeting - GEC (2013) 1 RAP
• Conference of National Focal Points on Gender Equality "Media and the Image of Women" Draft Concept Paper – GEC (2012) 10 rev
• Revised Draft Structure and Operation Reports on Local Democracy – GEC (2013) 2
• A Side Event at the 57th Session of the Commission on the Status of Women co-organised by the Council of Europe and the Permanent Mission of France to the United Nations- Flyer
• Report of Exchange of Views between the Chair of the Gender Equality Commission (GEC) and the PACE Committee on Equality and Non-Discrimination, Paris, 3 December 2012 – GEC (2013) 3
• Feasability Study Equal Access for Women to Justice – GEC (2013) 1 - GEC (2013) 1 abridged
• Draft Gender Equality Strategy 2014-2017 – GEC (2013) 4
• The Istanbul Convention and the CEDAW framework: A comparison of measures to prevent and combat violence against women
• CEDAW - General Discussion on "Access to Justice" – Geneva, 18 February 2013 - Contribution by the Council of Europe Gender Equality Commission (GEC)

 Documents :

• Agenda - GEC (2012) OJ 2 prov rev 4
• Report of the 2nd meeting of GEC
• Information note on the possible setting-up of a Bureau of the Gender Equality Commission – GEC (2012) 11 bil
• Meeting with the Gender Equality Rapporteurs, Strasbourg, 16 November 2012 - GEC (2012) 12 rev 1
• Nomination of National Focal Points - GEC (2012) 6 bil rev 3
• Gender Mainstreaming – training of the Secretariat members - GEC (2012) 13
• Reports of events attended by Gender Equality Commission members - GEC (2012) 9
• Equal access for Women and Men to Justice - GEC (2012) 4 rev / GEC(2012)14
• Women and Media Preliminary draft conceptual framework for the 2013 conference of national focal points - GEC (2012)10

 Documents :

• Agenda
• Report of the 1st meeting
• Opening Speech by Secretary General
• Closing Speech by Deputy Secretary General
• Speech by Albanian Deputy Minister