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CSW60 – Agreed conclusions adopted
The 60th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) took place in New York between 14 and 24 March 2016. The principal outcome of the annual CSW is the Agreed Conclusions on priority themes set for each year ... read on
Call for papers: Yearbook of Women’s History
Issue: Gendered food practices from seed to waste. Authors of all disciplines and locations can submit abstracts (maximum 300 words) before 20 February 2016. read on
Happy New Year!
In 2015, with your cooperation, Atria was able to commit itself to equal treatment and equal opportunities for girls and women. read on
Donate 80 for 80!
In honor of the 80th anniversary of the Collection IAV, Atria has launched a fundraising campaign, 80 euros for 80 years! The proceeds of this action will contribute to the digitization of the archive of Willemijn Posthumus-van der Goot, one of the founders of the Collection IAV. read on
CSW59 – Resolution on working methods
Wednesday, 17 March 2015. It is 1am in the morning when a round of applause and cheers marks the end of a long night of difficult negotiations in the UN Headquarters ... read on
Political Declaration UN Commission on the Status of Women
On 9 March 2015, the 59th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW59) commenced in New York. Contrary to previous years, CSW59’s official outcome document does not take the form of Agreed Conclusions, negotiated during the CSW, but that of a Political Declaration ... read on
Gender and democracy: women’s activism in a long-term political perspective
Call for papers for the Yearbook of Women’s History 2015. Deadline for abstract is 10 February 2015. read on
Summary NGO Forum UN ECE Regional Review 3-5 November 2014
The NGO Forum UN ECE (Economic Commission for Europe) Regional Review took place on 3 - 5 November 2014 in Geneva, Switzerland. Almost 700 participants of 350 institutions, networks and groups from all 56 ECE member states were present and 52 governmental reports were presented to ECE ... read on
Report and policy paper 'Make Europe Better for Women!' 13th May 2014
What does the EU do for women? How can 'Europe' ensure greater gender equality? And what influence can citizens exert on these matters? These are some of the questions which the international debate 'Make Europe Better for Women!' is trying to answer ... read on
Applying for the Johanna W.A. Naber thesis prize 2015
In the spring of 2015, the Johanna W.A. Naber Prize will be awarded for the thirteenth time for the best graduate thesis on Women’s History/Gender History. This can take the form of either a Master’s-level thesis, a doctoral dissertation or a licentiate thesis. read on
Gender equality is crucial for sustainable development, also for the Netherlands
From 10 till 21 March, the 58th meeting of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) of the UN took place in New York ... read on
Did you know that.... on violence against women
Did you know that … … The campaign WeCan on the 21st of November counted 3102 ‘change makers’? These people openly take a stand against violence against women and encourage everyone in their environment to reflect on violence. Atria is one of the coalition partners initiating this campaign. read on
New archival material about Aletta Jacobs: Letter and moving images discovered!
On Friday 1 November 2013, Atria received a letter from Aletta Jacobs. The letter dates as far back as 1903, was sent from Vienna to her nephew Charles Jacobs, and consists of two parts, folded together in one envelope ... read on
Renée Römkens appointed as an expert member of the European Network of Experts on Gender Equality
The European Commission has agreed to appoint Renee Römkens (director Atria) as an expert member of the European Network of Experts on Gender Equality (ENEGE), in particular in the field of 'gender-based violence' and 'gender equality' ... read on
Two Wikipedians in Special Residence to start at twelve scientific libraries
Wikipedians Hans Muller and Arie Sonneveld have been selected to reside at twelve scientific libraries in the Netherlands. Participating libraries vary from Atria Library to the Rijksmuseum Library and Peace Palace Library. read on
Did you know that… on masculinity
… Men and boy from the age of twelve play a sport for an average of three hours a week, while women do this for two hours a week? Source: CBS (Statistics Netherlands, 2011 figures) read on
Atria partner in European gender portal
The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) today launched its Resource and Documentation Centre (RDC) with an EU-wide conference in Vilnius. Tilly Vriend and Gé Meulmeester participated on behalf of Atria, since Atria played an important role in the realization of the portal. read on
Women, Peace, Pacifism, Philantropy and the The Hague Peace Palace
Rosa Manus (1881-supp. 1942) was in 1935 one of the founding mothers of the International Archive for the Women’s Movement (IAV), currently: Atria. She devoted her live not only to the women’s rights to vote, but also to women and pacifism ... read on
A new website!
Dear visitor: We proudly present the new website for our new institute! A website representing all the elements of the Institute. From the old aletta.nu website we brought the collections and the search functionality. From former e-quality ... read on