Foundation for Progressive European Studies – FEPS
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AN OPPORTUNITY FOR (R)EVOLUTION
20th ANNIVERSARY OF THE BEIJING PLATFORM FOR ACTION
By Judit Tánczos, FEPS Policy Advisor – October 2015
The European Parliament’s study “Evaluation of the Beijing Platform for Action +20 and the opportunities for achieving gender equality and the empowerment of women in the Post--‐2015 Development Agenda” states that the implementation of the Beijing Platform for Action remains “slow, uneven and limited”, while the process is under-resourced and suffers from a lack of political will.
Educational success, reflected in the increasing number of women in tertiary education and the fact that in Europe they now account for more than 50% of higher education students, does not translate inn other areas.
Generation after generation of feminists succeed each other but progress has been stalled. This has inevitably led to frustration. This has not been the only reason for disappointment, however. With Beijing growing into an institutionalized process, it has become increasingly difficult for newcomers in the feminist movements and civil society organisations to join the discussions, shape the political process and put forward their claims.
The UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), the global intergovernmental body dedicated to the promotion of gender equality, asserts that the active participation of non- governmental organizations is a critical element in its work. Yet becoming part of the circle of accredited NGOs is an extremely selective process, with the result that the majority of feminist voices are lost……..
Извор: WUNRN - 10.02.2016
