Women's Rights Week 2025

The City of Brussels organises the Woman's Rights Week. The program includes lots of activities that need to raise awareness about the role of women in our society.

The aim of this edition is to raise awareness about gender inequality from the perspective of inequality and violence in health care, by addressing topics such as:

• gender stereotypes in research
• the specific challenges of women's health
• the labels around female diseases such as breast cancer and osteoporosis
• the unequal mental and financial burdens associated with contraception
• gynaecological and obstetric violence
• the impact on health of the under-reported and higher mental burden in women*
• period poverty and persistent taboos about menstruation
• financial inequality in healthcare costs
• unpaid care work predominantly done by women*
• work-related gender inequalities in the health and care sector and their negative impact on women*, health systems and health outcomes

For each event, on request, a hearing (deaf) loop can be made available to participants.

Interpretation in sign language (French or Dutch) can be provided upon request and depending on the availability of interpreters.

Please contact the organisers of the event you would like to participate in to let them know your needs.

* Women means any person who identifies as such (also for men*)

Programme

• Schedule - Women's Rights Week 2025 (in French)
• Schedule - Women's Rights Week 2025 (in Dutch)