Ligestillingsudvalget 2016-17
LIU Alm.del Bilag 30
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Directorate-General for Internal Policies of the Union
Directorate for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs
Secretariat of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
Interparliamentary Committee Meeting
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International Women's Day 2017
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WOMEN’S ECONOMIC EMPOWERMENT: LET’S ACT TOGETHER
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Wednesday, 8 March 2017, from 15.00 to 21.00
Thursday, 9 March 2017, from 09.00 to 12.30
European Parliament in Brussels - József Antall room 2Q2
Chaired by:
Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ, Chair of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality
DRAFT PROGRAMME
Wednesday, 8 March 2017
13:00 - 14:30
Cocktail reception for members of national parliaments and Members of the European Parliament
hosted by the Chair (by invitation)
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15.00 - 16.00
Inauguration speeches
- Welcome by the President/Vice-President of the European Parliament
- Opening by UN Women
- Keynote speeches by special guests:
Dr Vandana Shiva,
author, activist, pioneer, scientific advisor, mother
Michaëlle Jean,
Secretary General of the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie
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Organised in collaboration with the Directorate for Relations with National Parliaments
 LIU, Alm.del - 2016-17 - Bilag 30: Invitation til Interparalamentarisk Udvalgsmøde fra Europa-Parlamentets FEMM-udvalg
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16.15 – 17.15
Parallel Workshops - block I
Workshop n° 1:
“Women in STEM: progress stalled or being eroded?”
Organised in cooperation with the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)
Workshop n° 2:
“Global perspective: freedom from violence and empowerment”
Organised in cooperation with the Democracy Support and Election Coordination Group (DEG) of the European
Parliament
Workshop n° 3:
“Gender-sensitive policy making at the core of inclusive growth”
Organised in cooperation with the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
17.30 - 18.30 Parallel Workshops - block II
Workshop n° 4:
“Shall we wait a century to close the gender gaps in the labour market?”
Organised in cooperation with Directorate General for Justice and Consumers, European Commission (EC/DG JUST)
Workshop n° 5:
“Global Perspective: Women’s Economic Empowerment and the UN Sustainable Development Goals”
Organised in cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN
Women)
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18.45 – 19:45
19.45 - 21:00
Award ceremony for the EU Prize for Women Innovators
Gala dinner for the EU Prize for Women Innovators with Members of national Parliaments and of the
European Parliament and invited guests
Organised in cooperation with Directorate General for
Research and Innovation of
the European Commission (EC)
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Thursday, 9 March 2017
9.00 - 9.30
Keynote speeches by special guests:
Lamiya Aji Bashar,
Yazidi human rights activist, Sakharov Prize laureate 2016
Hauwa Ibrahim,
Nigerian human rights lawyer,
Sakharov Prize laureate 2005
9:30 - 10.30
10.30 - 11.45
11.45 - 12.30
Rapporteurs’ reporting from workshops
Debate
Concluding remarks:
Commissioners, special guests