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Recommendation 2157 (2019)
Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda for gender equality
1. On the occasion of the 70th anniversary
of the Council of Europe, the Parliamentary Assembly welcomes the
Gender Equality Strategy 2018-2023 and draws the attention of the
Committee of Ministers to its Resolution 2290
(2019) “Towards an ambitious Council of Europe agenda
for gender equality”.
2. The Council of Europe, including its Parliamentary Assembly,
has for decades been a driving force in countering discrimination
against women and has promoted substantial progress in its member
States. However, gender equality remains far from a reality in practice.
In addition, a backlash against women’s rights is jeopardising the
progress made. This calls for renewed efforts by the Council of
Europe, in which a change in mindsets and political will and commitment
are preconditions for solid, long-lasting progress.
3. Therefore, in addition to ensuring efficient implementation
of the measures already set out in the Council of Europe Gender
Equality Strategy 2018-2023, the Assembly invites the Committee
of Ministers to:
3.1. renew its
political commitment to gender equality and step up its action to
achieve it, including by supporting gender mainstreaming in all
Council of Europe policies and activities;
3.2. appoint a gender equality rapporteur to ensure gender
mainstreaming in its own work;
3.3. pay attention to gender equality when electing and appointing
candidates for posts or roles where women or men are under-represented;
3.4. adopt guidelines for the use of non-sexist language at
the Council of Europe (superceding those contained in the appendix
to Instruction No. 33 of 1 June 1994 of the Secretary General concerning
the use of non‑sexist language at the Council of Europe) and ensure
the enforcement of these guidelines in all official documents and
texts adopted by Council of Europe bodies;
3.5. promote the ratification and implementation of the Council
of Europe Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence against
Women and Domestic Violence (CETS No. 210);
3.6. ensure the full implementation of existing standards and
adequate resourcing for gender equality policies and mechanisms,
as well as civil society organisations working in this area;
3.7. widely disseminate Committee of Ministers Recommendation
CM/Rec(2019)1 on preventing and combating sexism and take the necessary
measures to ensure its provisions are implemented within the Council
of Europe;
3.8. review recommendations to member States on gender mainstreaming,
with a view to achieving gender mainstreaming in all policies and
measures, in line with the indications of the Gender Equality Strategy
2018-2023 of the Council of Europe;
3.9. champion the gender equality agenda at the global level,
promoting and supporting the Council of Europe contribution to the
United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, in particular towards
achieving Goal No. 5 (Gender equality).