CoE Alumni Women's Group

HIGHLIGHT OF THE DAY, from the Politico Women Summit 2019 - fireside chat with Alexander de Croo, Deputy PM of Belgium...

We loved it and recommend to check out his book out on why feminism liberates men: https://jubel.be/the-age-of-women-why-feminism-also-liberates-men-a-breakfast-seminar-with-alexander-de-croo/

https://www.amazon.com/Age-Women-Feminism-also-Liberates/dp/9057188635

‘The Age of Women: Why Feminism Also Liberates Men’ – a breakfast seminar with Alexander De Croo On June 5, LDIA organised a breakfast seminar with Minister Alexander De Croo focusing on the core topics of his recently published book, ‘The Age of Women: Why Feminism Also Liberates Men‘. Minister De Croo’s presentation was followed by a lively and inspiring discussion with LDIA members. Mo...

Happening now, getting inspired @ POLITICO WOMEN SUMMIT 2019, opened by Margot James, Minister for Digital and Industries, UK Goverment !!!

CoE alumna Miriam González shares inspiring views on women and power. Check out this podcast to listen to her fruitful discussion with discussion Mary Beard and Laurie Penny

Mary Beard on Women and Power, with Miriam González and Laurie Penny | Intelligence Squared on acast Mary Beard is Britain’s best known classicist. Widely admired for her scholarship and popular television programmes about the ancient world, she is also one of this country’s most prominent feminists. By refusing to be cowed by the misogynistic trolls who have abused her on Twitter, she has beco...

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Check out this new campaign highlighting remarkable women whom are too easily forgotten

Stabilo Boss: Highlight the Remarkable - Adeevee Everyone knows the phrase "Behind every great man is a great woman." But what does it mean? That the man is always the hero and the woman his sidekick? The truth is, all too often women were upstaged, and their actions and successes not mentioned. 2018 is the year to rewrite history: with Stabilo Bo...

Need a 2min break? Have a look at Caroline Kersten's edito "Bursting the myth that women don't want leadership roles"

Busting the myth that women don’t want the leadership roles - Jump Promoting gender equality, advancing the economy Women are getting more seats at the table. And women are gaining a voice in companies and government. However, women in leadership continue to be under-represented and the rate of progress for women remains slow. The proportion of female leaders only increased by an average of just over 2% across 12...

Check out CoE Alumna Miriam Gonzalez Durantez's article on the new Spanish cabinet, and what it says about Spain's standpoint on gender equality

Opinion: Spain's new cabinet shows that men can be better than women at achieving gender diversity in politics Men like Justin Trudeau, Emmanuel Macron and Pedro Sanchez are probably doing more to pass on political power to women than some of their female counterparts

Thanks to the Women in Trade Network Brussels and to AmCham EU for organising a great event on 'Overlapping areas in competition and trade law', with two outstanding all-women (including CoE alumnae) panels:

- Susan Danger, CEO, AmCham EU
- Sylvia Baule, Deputy Head of Unit (Investment), DG Trade, European Commission
- Penelope Naas, Vice-President and Managing Director for International Public Affairs and Sustainability, UPS
- Anna Jarosz-Friis, Head of Unit (State aid), DG Competition, European Commission
- Katharina Bongs, Counsel, Van Bael & Bellis
- Luisa Santos, International Relations Director, BusinessEurope
- Tiina Pitkanen, Senior Expert, DG Trade, European Commission
- Elisabetta Righini, Counsel, Latham & Watkins
- Eva Valle, Team Leader - Relations with China, DG Trade, European Commission
- Agnieszka Stobiecka-Kuik, Legal service, European Commission
- Raluca Marian, Senior Adviser, Passenger transport, International Road Union (IRU)
- Sophie Moonen, Head of Unit, DG Competition, European Commission

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Can you spot the sexist laws?

QUIZ: Hardly Anyone Can Guess All 7 of These Sexist Laws. Can You? You’ll be amazed at some of the laws that still exist...

CoE alumna advocating for the UK in the EU!

'It's game on': Meet the woman fighting for a second Brexit referendum Walk into the Best for Britain offices in Covent Garden and you are greeted by artwork that likens Theresa May’s premiership to the Titanic. The message is hardly subtle. But for the anti-Brexit campaign group, time is running out. “We have six months to make the decisive difference,” CEO Elo...

Inspiration from some of the Champions

HeForShe Champions | Our road to achieving equal pay HeForShe Champions | Our road to achieving equal pay

Many thanks to all of you who joined us last night to share views with our alumnus Mr. Xavier Prats Monné, Director General of DG Sante, on why it is important to get men involved when discussing gender equality in the workplace.

This has been an inspiring and constructive discussion, and we thank you all for the positive spirit and the openness to the debate!

We will soon publish on the Alumni Association's website the key points raised during the debate.

Stay tuned for future activities and feel free to get in touch!