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Gender equality - 06.12.2018

Gender equal cities: a walk in the park?
At the URBACT City Festival, CEMR co-organised a Gender Equal Cities “Walkshop” to analyse the urban landscape from a gender perspective. If you’re interested in this issue, join the Gender Equal Cities LinkedIn group.
Gender equality - 27.09.2018

To read: masculinity and gender equality
SALAR, our Swedish association, has published a book series on masculinity and gender equality. They're very interesting - find them all here.
Gender equality - 19.09.2018

What do gender equal cities mean to you?
See what the people at our Bilbao conference on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion had to say in this video.
Gender equality - 04.06.2018

How gender equality and climate negotiations are intertwined
Discover the links between gender equality and climate negotiations with the pocket guide to gender equality under the UNFCCC, published by the Women’s Environment and Development Organisation.
Gender equality - 24.05.2018

Stopping violence against women
Sweden is developing many good practices to combat violence against women. Could you apply them in your town or region? You can draw inspiration from the case study published by the European Parliament on this issue.
Gender equality - 25.10.2017

CEMR experts get active for equality
The members of the CEMR expert group on gender equality got together on Monday, 23 October to exchange on advocacy and knowledge milestones for 2017. It was also the opportunity to discuss CEMR’s 2018 conference on Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, as well as to prepare an action plan to follow up on our ten key priorities on gender equality.
Gender equality - 19.07.2017

Does local government work for women? LGA responds
“Progress must be made at a faster pace to ensure a greater representation of women in our local authorities”, stated Cllr Marianne Overton, vice chair of the Local Government Association, when responding to the Fawcett Society report ‘Does local government work for women?’ Find her full response on the CEMR Charter for Equality website.
Gender equality - 19.05.2017

Former MEP and mayor Edite Estrela receives CEMR medal
The equality of women and men should be a core principle in every democratic local government. Former MEP and vice-president of the European Parliament’s committee on women’s rights and gender equality, as well as mayor of Sintra, Edite Estrela has demonstrated a lifelong commitment to equality both at local and European level.

For her hard work in favour of the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life, one of CEMR’s proudest achievements, Edite Estrela was awarded the CEMR medal on 18 May. Congratulations!
Gender equality - 12.05.2017

European good practices inspire beyond the Atlantic
Towns and regions from all around the world face both similar and distinctive challenges when it comes to gender equality. Learning from others’ experience can be of great help.

On 28 April, signatories of the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life were invited to a workshop in Washington D.C. to share good practices in gender equality and mainstreaming that can be reproduced in decentralisation projects in Latin America. This event was organised by the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB).