Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine (Pro-GE)
Project description
Project: Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine (Pro-GE)
Project duration: 1 September 2023 - 31 December 2024
Project Description:
The Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine (Pro-GE) project contributes to the partnership between the Council of Europe and Ukraine to promote gender equality and equal rights for women and men, girls and boys, including during conflict and/or the post-war period. It provides technical assistance to deepen gender equality in policy development, decision-making, and service provision at national and regional levels, ensuring that gender is mainstreamed in Ukraine’s work to address the long-term impact of conflict and violence. Through the Pro-GE project, the Council of Europe works to strengthen the capacities of Ukrainian officials and civil society to promote gender equality, enhance understanding regarding European and international standards on gender equality, and support women’s rights civil society organisations to promote gender equality and raise awareness of gender equality standards.
The project supports Ukrainian authorities on the implementation of the 2022-2030 State Strategy for ensuring equal rights and opportunities for women and men, and the 2021 National Strategy on Human Rights, which specifically aims to ensure gender equality and equal opportunities for women and men. In addition, it contributes to Ukraine’s implementation of the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2024-2029 and of the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention).
Partners
- Office of the Government Commissioner on Gender Policy
- Office of Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine
- Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
- National Bar Association of Ukraine
- Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine
- National Agency of Ukraine on Civil Service
- Women's rights selected civil society organisations
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
1. Resources on Gender Equality in Ukraine
- Human rights comment. Addressing the invisibility of women and girls with disabilities (2022)
- Slide deck. Council of Europe guidance on gender and media (2020)
- Slide deck. Gender equality and media: Council of Europe standards and implementation (2020)
- Webpage. Sexism: See it. Name it. Stop it. (2020)
- Fact sheet. The Istanbul Convention – an instrument to promote gender equality (2013)
2. Translations of key CoE documents into Ukrainian
- Recommendation CM/Rec(2024)1 of the Committee of Ministers to member States on equality of Roma and Traveller women and girls. (2024)
- Gender Equality Strategy 2024-2029. (2024)
- Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women. (2023)
- Media Release. European ministers adopt “Dublin Declaration” on preventing violence through equality (2022)
- Brochure. Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality (2021)
- Legal Summary. European Court of Human Rights Legal summaries: gender equality (2020)
- Recommendation. CM/Rec(2019)1 Preventing and combating sexism (2019)
3. Training Materials
- E-learning. HELP course on Gender Equality and Gender Mainstreaming. (2024)
- E-learning. HELP course on Women's Access to Justice (2021)
4. Related links from our partners
- Facebook page. The Government Commissioner for Gender Equality Policy
- Webpage. Ministry of Social Policy of Ukraine
5. Related links from the Council of Europe
- Webpage. Gender Equality at the Council of Europe
- Webpage. Council of Europe Gender Equality Capacity building and co-operation projects
- Webpage. Action against Trafficking in Human Beings (GRETA)
- Webpage. Children Rights at the Council of Europe
- Webpage. Council of Europe
- Webpage. Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights
- Webpage. Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy 2024-2029
- Webpage. Council of Europe in Ukraine
- Webpage. European Court of Human Rights
- Webpage. The European Programme for Human Rights Education for Legal Professionals (HELP)
- Webpage. The Istanbul Convention
- Webpage. The Lanzarote Committee
- Webpage. The Parliamentary Network Women Free from Violence
Final steering committee meeting highlights gender equality progress in Ukraine
12 December 2024 - the Council of Europe project "Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine" (Pro-GE) held its final Steering Committee meeting. The project aligns with the Council of Europe’s Gender Equality Strategy for 2024–2029, which aims to ensure equal rights, representation, empowerment, and...
Advancing gender equality in Ukraine
The project " Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine " has developed a brochure "Key Actions for Gender Equality". Based on the Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029, the brochure prioritises equal rights and opportunities for all, including disadvantaged groups. The brochure...
Statement by Secretary General Alain Berset
Governments can do more to stop violence against women by using the Istanbul Convention’s definition of rape
“One decade since the Council of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention) entered into force, much progress has been made, but too many European countries still do not define rape in line with treaty guidelines. “The Istanbul...
Invitation to gender mainstreaming training
The NGO “Bureau for Gender Strategy and Budgeting” with financial support by the Council of Europe within the framework of the project “Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine” is conducting a training course on gender mainstreaming “PROGender”. The purpose of the training course is to provide...
New Council of Europe Recommendation on gender equality of Roma and Traveller women and girls now available in Ukrainian
The Council of Europe new Recommendation on ensuring equality of Roma and Traveller women and girls outlines concrete measures to ensure Roma and Traveller women and girls have equal access to education, healthcare, employment, and housing, and addresses challenges such as discrimination,...
Open call for proposals from civil society organisations to promote gender equality in Ukraine
The Council of Europe project “Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine (Pro-GE)” has opened a call to award grants to civil society organisations working in Ukraine. This call for proposals aims to provide grants to local women`s rights civil society organisations to develop and implement awareness...
Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029 available in Ukrainian
The Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers adopted a new Council of Europe Gender Equality Strategy for 2024-2029 on 6 March 2024, which has now been translated into Ukrainian. This six-year strategy will guide the work of the Council of Europe and its member states, including Ukraine,...
Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies now in Ukrainian
In honour of International Women's Day, the Council of Europe is pleased to announce the availability in Ukrainian of the Guidelines on the place of men and boys in gender equality policies and in policies to combat violence against women. These guidelines, adopted at the Council of Europe in...
Launch of Council of Europe project to promote gender equality in Ukraine
The Council of Europe project “Promoting gender equality in Ukraine” (Pro-GE) was launched through its first Steering Committee meeting on 22 February 2024. Representatives from the Ukrainian government, international organisations, civil society organisations and the Council of Europe joined...
Call for tender – Purchase of national consultancy services in the area of gender equality and gender mainstreaming
The Council of Europe project “Promoting Gender Equality in Ukraine (Pro-GE)” (hereinafter “the Project”), implemented within the Action Plan for Ukraine for 2023-2026, is seeking providers for the procurement of national consultancy (intellectual) services in the area of gender equality and...
Gender Equality Co-operation Unit
Gender Equality Division
Human Dignity and Gender Equality Department
https://www.coe.int/en/web/genderequality/co-operation-projects
Marta Becerra (Strasbourg)
Head of Unit
Jenna Shearer Demir (Strasbourg)
Programme Advisor
Daria Kumeda (Kyiv)
Senior Project Officer