ON MONDAY, 31 MARCH 2003, ON ACROPOLIS, GREECE, 50 EUROPEAN WOMEN DEPUTIES SIGN THE "WOMEN'S DECLARATION FOR PEACE". With the participation of numerous women, members of the national parliaments of the EU, of the candidate countries and of the European Parliament, the extraordinary meeting of the Network of the Parliamentary Committees for Equal Opportunities for Women and Men in the EU is taking place on Monday, 31 March 2003, in Athens, in the auditorium "Giannos Kranidiotis" of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Více

The International Roma Women’s Network (IRWN) is very concerned about reports of forced sterilisation of Roma women in Slovakia. IRWN is aware of attempts by Slovak policemen to intimidate Roma women during the government’s investigation of these reports. Více

An International Women's Commission, playing a full part in any Middle East peace negotiations, could help make women's voices heard in the process by linking grassroots activities to high-level decision-making bodies and offsetting the gender imbalance characteristic of these bodies. This idea, as well as other suggestions on how to achieve a sustainable peace in the Middle East, was discussed during a public hearing held on 17 March 2003 by the Women's Rights Committee on the subject 'Women building Bridges for Peace and Security in the Middle East'. Více

In the summer of 2003 the International Office Women's Studies in Utrecht and the Women's Studies Centre at the University of Antwerp are organizing a two-week Summerschool in women's studies. The summerschool will take place from September 8 - 19 in Antwerp city centre. Více