The European Women’s Lobby (EWL), which has more than 4000 members worldwide, is one of the many foundations focused on empowering women.
EWL chose its new head of the Board of Management and its representatives, and held its General Assembly meeting in
Nuray Özbay joined the General Assembly as the Delegate of Turkey Coordination. KAGIDER’s
During this year’s General Assembly elections, Nuray Özbay was elected to the European Women’s Lobby Board of Management for
The EWL Executive Board includes: Rada Boric (
During the General Assembly the EWL presented the 2011-2015 Strategic Plan, selecting “moving forward with women’s rights” as 2013’s theme.
The Strategic Plan focuses on:
Affecting decisions at the European Union level: gender equality policies and legislation, economic and social policies, violence against women, strengthening women in decision-making positions, immigration, integration, and fundamentalism
Strengthening memberships
Creating a financially independent and sustainable EWL
Moreover, the discussion also covered the economic crisis and its impact on women, reproductive and sexual rights, and the gender inequalities amongst the ageing population.
The General Assembly will continue to work on its Strategic Plan over the next four years.