International Women’s Day 2020: 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration - Main contents

For this year’s International Women's Day on 8 March, the European Parliament is marking the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration on gender equality.

What is the Beijing Declaration?

In 1995, the UN’s 4th World Conference on women adopted a resolution regarding the empowerment and advancement of women around the world. It set out strategic objectives to achieve gender equality in 12 areas, including the economy, violence against women, women in power and women and the environment. As the vote took place in Beijing, this resolution is known as the Beijing Declaration.

Read more about the Parliament’s fight for gender equality

Read more on the definition and causes of the gender pay gap

A conference to mark the anniversary of the Beijing Declaration planned by Parliament’s women's rights committee for 5 March was cancelled.

Facebook live

Evelyn Regner, the chair of Parliament's women's rights committee, answered questions about Parliament's work on gender equality during a Facebook live on Tuesday 3 March. Watch the video of it.

More on Parliament's work regarding women’s rights

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  Work-life balance: new leave rules for family care
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  The 40% gender pension gap: how Parliament wants to narrow it (interview)
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  Women in the European Parliament (infographics)
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  Female genital mutilation
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  Combatting sexual harassment
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  Climate change: mitigating the impact on women

Find out more

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  International Women’s Day 2020

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  Briefing: Beijing Platform for Action 25 years on

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