GENDER POLICIES IN THE EU – WHAT'S NEXT? Report of the study session held by the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) in co-operation with the European Youth Centre of the Council of Europe European Youth Centre Strasbourg 4th – 10th December 2011 This report gives an account of various aspects of the study session. It has been produced by and is the responsibility of the educational team of the study session. It does not represent the official point of view of the Council of Europe. 1 2 DJS/S (2011) 20 Strasbourg, June 2012 GENDER POLICIES IN THE EU – WHAT'S NEXT? Report of the study session held by the Federation of Young European Greens (FYEG) in co-operation with the European Youth Centre of the Council of Europe European Youth Centre Strasbourg 4th – 10th December 2011 Acknowledgements Merja Kähkönen, Course Director, Reporter Report committee: Grigori Yeritsyan, AnnaSofia Alexandersson, Iva Sinani, Adela Kutláková, Matilde Folkesson, Peter Sagát, Kolia Bénié Hector Sanjuán, Preparatory Team Member, Rapporteur Federation of Young European Greens 31 Rue Wierz, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium tel: +32 (0)2 62 60 72 7, fax: +32 (0)2 62 60 72 9 E-mail:
[email protected] website: www.fyeg.org 3 Table of Contents 1. Executive summary ............................................................................................................. 6 2. Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 8 3. Main outcomes of the study session .............................................................................. 10 3.1 Monday: Introduction & past policies ......................................................................... 16 3.1.1 Me & gender. Stories from participants ................................................................. 16 3.1.2 History of groundbreaking gender equality policies in the European Union ......... 16 3.1.3 Gender equality in the media ................................................................................