Women inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar
What does Francesca Brezzi, an Italian philosopher, Seyran Ates, a German lawyer of Turkish origin, Lena Olving, a Swedish top manager, Vaili Maria Jämsä, a Finnish farmer, Cristina Gallach, in the communications department of the European Council and Rita Vella, a Maltese with muscular dystrophy have in common?
They are featured in the first of the Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar (.pdf - 3.7MB).
The other women featured in the 2011 edition come from as different places as Great Britain, Spain and Portugal to Poland, Bulgaria and Romania. They include Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo, a former Portuguese Prime minister and Chrissie Wellington, a British triathlon record holder.
With their different origins, ages and background, the calendar each month tells the story of a woman’s personal efforts to break the invisible “walls” that many still face in Europe today. What the calendar shows is the extent of the challenges faced by women and how much more needs to be done to make Europe a better and more inclusive society, but also how a single woman’s efforts can make such a huge difference, no matter where she lives, her upbringing or her level of education.
Each month a lengthier article on the women of the month will be published on EIGE’s website.
2012 Calendar
For the 2012 calendar, the Institute continues to encourage nominations from and about women active in all professional spheres, who set positive examples for women in Europe.
A Woman can nominate herself or can be nominated based on any of the following:
- How the nominee/nominator believes she/nominee has managed to break stereotypes about women.
- How the nominee/nominator believes she/nominee achieved visibility and recognition by way of her actions.
- How the nominee/nominator believes she/nominee has contributed to her society and to other women in particular.
The nomination should be written in English and can be written by the nominees themselves or another person or organisation. It should also include a short biography (emphasising achievements), contact details of the nominee and nominator, a third-party recommendation and a high resolution photo, if available. This information will be used for internal needs only, before publishing any information the Institute will contact the nominee.
Please submit the application at Women Inspiring Europe submission page.
For further information you can contact us by mail at: womenofeurope [at] eige [dot] europa [dot] eu.
Sources/Facts and Figures:
- January - Francesca Brezzi: Ten great female philosophers: The thinking woman's women The Indepedent
- February - Lena Olving: Women on Boards, European Professional Women’s Network
- March - Seyran Ates: The European Network Against Racism ENAR Fact Sheet 42, Gender and Migration 2010
- April - Izabela Jaruga-Nowacka:
- Report on equality between women and men 2010, European Commission
- Women and men in decision making 2007. Analysis of the situation and trends, European Commission
- May - Stanimira Hadjimitova: Science, technology and innovation in Europe, Eurostat Statistical Yearbook 2010
- June - Michaela Miroiu: She Figures 2009 Statistics and Indicators on Gender Equality in Science, European Commission
- July - Chrissie Wellington: Women make their way in Vancouver, Official website of the Olympic Movement
- August - Cristina Gallach: Who Makes the News? The Global Media Monitoring Project Report 2010
- September - Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo: Worldwide guide to women in leadership
- October - Rita Vella: Study on the situation of women with disabilities in light of the UN Convention for the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (VC/2007/317)
- November - Comfort Momo: End FGM European Campaign - Amnesty International
- December - Vaili Maria Jämsä: The life of women and men in Europe, A statistical portrait, Eurostat Statistical Books 2008 Hearing on “How poverty affects women in the EU” European Parliament 28 September 2010