13 March – Parliamentary seminar – The role and responsibility of parliamentarians in supporting the Istanbul Convention On 13 March at Westminster Palace, London, members of the Assembly were invited to join a parliamentary seminar organised by the Network in cooperation with the British delegation to the PACE on “The role and responsibility of parliamentarians in supporting the Istanbul Convention”. The event saw the participation of high-level speakers such as Ms Luarasi, President of the GREVIO, key NGOs such as IC Change and prominent members of the Assembly and of the United Kingdom Parliament. See the article published on the event 6 March – CSW side-event – Towards a green and digital future: opportunities and challenges for women and girls in public life and the workplace On 6 March, the Network organised a joint side-event at the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW67) in New York. The event was co-organised by the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence, the Netherlands and Estonia. It focused on the theme of innovation and technological change, as well as education in the digital age for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of all women and girls. Read the article here |