25 NOVEMBER 2021 – International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

The condemnation of violence against women officially enters the international debate with Resolution 54/134 (link), adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1999. The text defines this type of violence as “any act of violence based on the gender of the victim, whether it be physical, sexual or psychological. This includes coercion and violation […]
The Union of Equality? Success and shortcomings of EU’s gender mainstreaming in migration and asylum policy.

Since the 2015 refugee crisis, the whole issue of migration became pressing withing EU internal and external policies, due to the great public resonance of the topic and its high politicization, together with the increasing populistic and Euro-skeptical trends in European parties. The history of EU migration policy traces back to the foundational treaties, however, […]