ARTE Europe Weekly

Is Europe in the midst of a backlash against women’s rights? (3x9)

Air date: Mar 06, 2025

This year’s International Women’s Rights Day comes at a strange time for Europe. On the one hand, we have never been closer to gender equality, and Europe can boast being the best place on earth to be a woman. But on the other hand, there’s a concerted backlash against feminist activism, both online and offline, and widespread violence against women. The World Economic Forum predicts that we are still decades away from achieving equality.