2025 workplan for the EDF Women’s Committee

23.04.2025

EDF

This workplan guides the European Disability Forum’s work on women’s rights and gender-equality and the activities of the Women’s Committee for 2025.

It is based on the Committee’s 2023-2026 Work Plan and EDF’s overall European Commission’s grant work programme.

In 2025, the EDF Women’s Committee should:

Action area 1

Ensure the perspective of women and girls with disabilities is included in the work of the EU institutions and relevant bodies. Example of actions: contribute to the development of the European Commission’s roadmap on women’s rights and next Gender Equality strategy; engage in the work of the European Institute on Gender Equality.
Organise an online exchange of EDFs Secretariat on gender mainstreaming, including at least one representative of the women’s committee.
Actively contribute to the implementation of the project ‘Nothing without us: Women with disabilities leading the change’, especially design of the activities of the project.
Provide feedback on project proposals relevant to the rights of women and girls with disabilities.

Publish a guide for the transposition on the Directive on combating violence against women, and an online training on the topic.
Hold a peer exchange on the transposition of the directive and national measures to combat violence against women during one of the committee’s meetings.
Contribute to the first evaluation of the EU by the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO), including by submitting an alternative report.
Collect good practices on services for women with disabilities who are victims of violence across Europe and publish a short overview on EDF’s website.

Organise an exchange with AGE Platform on the situation of older women with disabilities in Europe and explore areas of collaboration.
Continue our campaign on ending forced sterilisation, including through a peer exchange webinar on national advocacy.
Contribute to the CEDAW Committee’s General Recommendation on gender stereotypes.

Publish a roadmap on the rights of women and girls with disabilities covering the new mandate of the EU institutions.
Publish and promote the guide on the transposition of the Directive on combating violence against women. Committee members and EDF Secretariat to look for opportunities to translate the guide into national languages.
Publish and promote EDF alternative report for the review of the EU by the GREVIO.

Support the reporting to the CRPD and CEDAW Committees.
Support the reporting to the Council of Europe’s Group of Experts on Action against Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (GREVIO).
Contribute to the evaluation of EU by the CRPD Committee and to follow-up actions after the publication of the Concluding observations.

Organise an exchange with Greek organisations working on the rights of women and girls with disabilities, during a meeting of the women’s committee in Thessaloniki.
Involve the women’s committee members in relevant projects’ networking activities and their designs.
Participate in the conference for the European Day of Persons with Disabilities, in Brussels.
Participate in the Global Disability Summit and ensure that women and girls with disabilities are involved broadly.

Provide support to play an active role in European Women’s Lobby governing bodies and working groups.
Explore other external representation of the women’s committee in activities organised by the women’s movement and EU policy makers.

Publish and advertise the EDF Women’s Voice newsletter.
Regularly update the pages on gender equality and women’s rights on the EDF web site with further information on women and girls with disabilities.
Publish communication for key dates, including the International Women’s Day (March 8th) and the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women (November 25th).