As you know, International Women’s Day on the 8^th of March is just around the corner. This year, to mark such an important date for our political family, PES Women has teamed up with Rainbow Rose and we bring you our joint campaign Reclaim your space! A feminist outcry for equality.  Our aim is to raise awareness about the inequalities and growing harassment against women*, including LBT* women all over Europe, in all spaces: from the streets to the online spaces and even our own homes. Women* belong in every space, so join our call!

We have published an OpEd in Social Europe which you can find here.
 
Join our campaign launch on 7 March at 7 pm (CET), on this Twitter Space. How else can you get involved?

• Around 8 March, share videos and photos on your social media accounts, tagging Rainbow Rose and PES Women and use the hashtags: #reclaimyourspace / #proudfeminist : tell us which spaces you want to reclaim for women, or how you are an ally. We will also have a frame you can use on your photos and videos, which you will find in our campaign tool box.
• Visit our campaign website and join the campaign!

PES ministers and secretaries of state for gender equality exchanged views with EU Commissioner Helena Dalli and S&D VP Helene Fritzon on the state of play of gender equality in Europe, including with the war in Ukraine, as well as the opportunities for progress during the French Presidency and the CSW66. Read our press release here.

Ahead of the United Nation’s 66^th Commission on the Status of Women (CSW66), which will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022, PES Women gathered its members with national parties, the European Parliament, progressive experts, and representatives from civil society and NGOs, to shed light on how feminist climate change policies can pave the way towards progressive, sustainable and gender-equal societies. Read more here.

Prior to the Network, PES Women held its first Statutory meeting of the year, bringing together its members from across European progressive parties to discuss upcoming activities and campaigns. 

Representatives from member parties and organisations of the Party of European Socialists adopt statement on Ukraine and declarations on young people and older citizens, supported by PES Women. Read the press release here and our tweet here.

PES Women Executive demanded EU leaders and politicians at all levels must step up the fight for gender equality as it met online for its first meeting of this year. Read more here.

PES Women has participated in a number PES Networks and activities in January, February and the first days of March 2022: Vice-President Zefi Dimadama in the PES Environment, Climate Change and Energy Network (ECEN) on 01/03 and Migration and Integration Network on 25/01; Executive member Marianne Mikko in the PES Foreign Policy Netowork on 11/02; Vice-President Katrin Skov in the Social Europe Network (SEN) on 03/02.

PES Women President Zita Gurmai participated in several progressive caucus meetings organized by PES & S&D to underline the gender dimension of the Conference on the Future of Europe, where she also expressed her condolences for the tragic passing away of EU Parliament President David Sassoli.

International Women's Day
08 March

• Lithuanian Social Democratic Women together with Humane Rights Institute organise solidarity manifestation for Women in Ukraine 

UN Commission on the Status of Women
UN's CSW66 parallel event "Climate Justice as a Feminist Issue" hosted by PES Women, UN Women Germany, FEPS and Jean Jaurès Foundation at 19:00 CET online via Zoom and Facebook live, register here
17 March

PES Women Executive Meeting
08 April - Brussels/Hybrid