29.2% of women in the European Union would face even more exclusion and discrimination if they were disabled.
Taking this fact - based on the observations of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (see EUROPE 13599/25) - as a starting point, the European Disability Forum (EDF) published a call, on Tuesday 22 July, for concrete action ahead of the European strategy for equality between women and men 2026-2030.
The EDF argues that while the fight against discrimination must continue, particularly in the field of employment, and inclusion must be improved through the allocation of European Social Fund credits, these issues and policies should also be integrated into all legislation and policies, which must be developed in collaboration with the people concerned.
Improved cooperation between the European Institute for Gender Equality and the Member States and improved collection of disaggregated data are also recommended.
Finally, the EDF insists on the explicit prohibition of rape, forced sterilisation - through a directive - and all other forms of sexual and gender-based violence against disabled people, including children.
To see the recommendations, go to https://aeur.eu/f/i10 (Original version in French by Nithya Paquiry)