European Network of Migrant Women
who we are
We are visionary, proactive
and bold.
We prioritise migrant women
and girls.
European Network of Migrant Women is a migrant-women-led feminist, secular, non-partisan platform that advocates for the rights, freedoms and dignity of migrant, refugee and ethnic minority women and girls in Europe.
Our diverse membership includes the women from almost all the regions of the globe and extends to over 50 grassroots and advocacy groups in over 20 European countries.
Established in 2012, European Network of Migrant Women works through collaborative actions with our members - organisations, groups and individual migrant feminists - promoting capacity-building, access to rights and justice and self-representation among migrant and refugee women at the European and international level. Collectively, we foster a safe-space where girls and women of diverse ethnic and cultural backgrounds can come together to support each other, forge alliances and build solidarity across differences and borders.
Mums at Work is a European project promoting migrant mothers' access to employment and strengthening their labour integration and rights. In Europe, mothers who are migrant and refugees, suffer serious barriers in the job market compared to both migrant men and women of European origin, due to the lack of social networks, child-care, deskilling and external and internal discrimination. As a result, many of these women live in - and at constant risk of - poverty and social isolation. Through Mums@Work project a group of nearly 100 migrant mothers receive support to enter paid employment in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, Cyprus and Netherlands. The action also creates an European awareness raising campaign on the rights of migrant mothers.
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MIGRANT WOMEN’S EXPERIENCES IN TRANSIT, REFUGEE CAMPS/CENTRES, AND HOST COUNTRIES OF SPAIN, ITALY, BELGIUM, FRANCE, AND GERMANY This report is part of Work Package 9 of the HumMingBird project, with …
The European Parliament recognises prostitution as violence against women. “This is a great step forward for the protection of migrant women and girls in Europe”- Noura Raad, co-president of the …
“What Prostitution Hides” Campaign – Knowledge for Change European Network of Migrant Women supports the “What Prostitution Hides” campaign, funded by the Fonds de solidarité pour les projets innovants, les …
In June 2023, the European Parliament will be voting two important texts for women’s rights: the Directive on combating Violence against Women and Domestic Violence and the Initiative Report on …
Day of Action for a Europe #FreeFromProstitution, 22 May 2023 in Brussels On 22 May 2023 European Network of Migrant Women, CAP International, SPACE International, Equality Now and the Swedish …
ENoMW Submission: Review of EU Anti-Trafficking Directive Since February 2023, the CEDAW Committee, a body of 23 independent experts that monitors the implementation of the Convention on the Elimination of …