The European Disability Forum (EDF) is delighted to invite you to the launch of its third Manifesto on the rights of women and girls with disabilities.
Background
During the past ten years, since the adoption of the 2nd manifesto on the rights of women and girls with disabilities by EDF in May 2011, Europe has been confronted with many challenges, including the Covid 19 pandemic, wars, backlash on women’s rights and the climate change and its effects. Women and girls with disabilities continue to be disproportionately affected, while too often not being part of decisions affecting their lives.
By using all lessons learnt from the challenges, this is the time to bring the experiences of women and girls with disabilities to the action. It is clear that successful leadership for women with disabilities can benefit quality education, proactive businesses, and impactful and inclusive public policymaking.
Leadership is not limited to the technical meaning of undertaking official leading positions. It is a milestone which lets everybody lead their lives in a satisfactory manner. Women and girls with disabilities, as students, mothers, employees, and in general, as members of societies, should be able to lead their affairs independently. In other words, this right must be recognised in all relative policy-making processes.
Launch event
For the launch of our manifesto, we invite you for a conversation on political participation and leadership of women with disabilities. With elections taking place in many countries, including EU elections in June 2024, we wish to reflect on how to increase the active participation of women with disabilities. We will also hear and talk with leaders with disabilities – leading their lives, the movement and advocacy, to hear about their personal experience, aspiration and advice.
This event will provide International sign interpretation and real-time captioning in English.