We are thrilled to announce we will be celebrating our 5th anniversary on Tuesday, 21 June, from 18h30 onwards! After two years entirely online, we look forward to celebrating our achievements thus far and (re)connecting with women, men and like-minded organisations in Brussels that are as passionate as we are about striving for more diversity, inclusion … Continued
Background The Visibility Watch EU (viEUw) project was set-up by The Brussels Binder, in partnership with (and funding from) the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES). It runs (initially) for 1,5 years, from June 2021 until November 2022. You should read the concept note accepted by FES and the full work plan for more information about EU … Continued
After a long time all-online, we are beyond excited to host a screening of Nadine van Loon’s documentary Notes from Brussels in Brussels on Monday, 25 April at 18:30. The movie will be followed by a discussion with the film’s director, as well as some drinks with The Brussels Binder network. This will be a … Continued
A new podcast episode of #BinderTalkback just launched! This month we spoke to Jana Degrott, co-founder of We Belong Europe, a platform and a safe space for people of colour, and a leader in the Obama Foundation Leaders Europe programme. We discussed the difficulties and roadblocks for women and people of colour in politics, the struggle to … Continued
Our Partnerships & Fundraising team is looking for two new co-directors. Who is this role for? You are deeply committed to diversity and gender equality and are looking to enhance your volunteering opportunity You have a passion for building and managing partnerships and for fundraising You are a definite team player Co-directors are responsible for … Continued
As part of the BBBeyond project, The Brussels Binder worked on two reports that evaluate how well European think tanks represent women’s voices. The Reports The first report compares gender representation in think tank events from March to May 2019 to the same period in 2020. It determined whether the initial shock of Covid-19 had … Continued
A new podcast episode of #BinderTalkback is out! This month we spoke to Corinna Hörst, the first President of The Brussels Binder, about what she sees as challenges and opportunities to achieve a gender-equal future in a COVID-19 world. Check it out!
What is viEUw? Visibility Watch EU (viEUw) is a new campaign advocating for better representation in European debates. It does so by actively raising awareness of the lack of diversity in the media or at events in Brussels. The campaign is: hosted by The Brussels Binder a database of women experts based in Europe, inspired … Continued
We have just dropped a new #BinderTalkback episode! In this edition, Scarlett Varga and Ana Mingo talk to Victoria Espinel, CEO and President at BSA (the Software Alliance) and founding sponsor of Girls Who Code. They discuss gender diversity in tech, the relationship between the private sector and government in furthering the ideals of equality, … Continued
Background The Brussels Binder is a database of women experts and the go-to resource to improve gender balance in policy discussions. We are working on a new project called Visibility Watch EU (viEUw), which is a research project and campaign that advocates for more diversity in European debates. It does so by actively raising awareness … Continued