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Local implementation of the National Action Plan on Gender Equality [Trikala, Greece]

Greece s National Action Plan on Gender Equality 2021-2025 (NAPGE)25 builds off of the National Programmes for Gender Equality 2010-2013 and the previous National Action Plan on Gender Equality 2016-2020 and gives specific attention to issues which came about as a result of the economic crisis. The NAPGE 2021-2025 is organised around four thematic axes: prevention of gender-based and domestic violence, equal participation of women in the labour market, equal participation of women in decision-making positions and leadership roles, and gender mainstreaming in sectoral policies. In the last decade, the Municipality of Trikala (Greece) has made serious efforts to incorporate a gendered perspective into their local policies in accordance with the NAPGE. The establishment of the Counselling Centre for Women Victims of Violence in 2013 was the first important step in this direction. The Centre plays a big role in the organisation and planning of awareness actions and networking with local stakeholders to support victims and spread information in the city. Awareness-raising campaigns are run in schools and at cultural events, for example a local half marathon dedicated to the fight against violence against women. On 25 November 2021, a silent walk in memory of women who have been murdered as a result of intimate partner violence was held. The Centre also engages in networking, for example with local police stations and the bureau responsible for domestic violence investigations. In 2017, the municipality signed the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life, making a formal public commitment to the principle of equality of women and men and to the implementation of the commitments set out within the Charter. In May 2020, a municipal gender equality committee was established that advises the municipal council. Further political commitment to gender equality is reflected in the mayor s choice to appoint women to decision-making and leadership positions in both local government and municipal services. Most recently, Trikala s engagement in the URBACT GenderedLandscape Action Planning Network enabled it to pilot a breastfeeding and baby care area in the municipal cultural centre, creating space for resting, play, diaper changing and breastfeeding.

25 EIGE, EuroGender, 'Greece - National Action Plan on Gender Equality 2016-2020', available at: https:// eurogender.eige.europa.eu/posts/greece-national-action-plan-gender-equality-2016-2020#post

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Baby care station in Trikala (Greece) © URBACT (2021)

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