Feminism 101 - Make Feminism Great Again

At a time when hard-won rights are being challenged across the world—from the resurgence of far-right politics in Europe to the growing threats against reproductive rights in the US—the need for feminist discourse has never been more urgent.

Fabulous Feminists brings together a panel of inspiring voices to discuss the evolving landscape of gender equality, the intersections of feminism with race, politics, and identity, and the role each of us can play in shaping a more just society.

Through an engaging and thought-provoking debate, our speakers will explore the pressing questions of today: How do we keep feminism relevant and inclusive? How do we push back against systemic oppression? And how can we collectively drive meaningful change?

This event serves as a timely reminder that the fight for gender equality is far from over. Beyond the symbolic celebrations, it is crucial to continue fostering discussions that challenge outdated norms, empower marginalized voices, and advocate for lasting change.

With Jeta BEJTULLAHU, Joanna MAYCOCK & Agnes HUBERT

Jeta Bejtullahu is a communications strategist passionate about narrative change. In Brussels, she has successfully led strategic communications and teams in two European membership organisations and one creative communications agency. Having worked as a creative for businesses in New York, UK, Geneva, and Vienna she is passionate about using the power of creative storytelling to inspire change beyond business results. She believes in promoting alternative leadership models and equipping women with skills to build and tell their stories of success. Jeta is fluent in Albanian, English, Serbian, and also speaks French and Spanish.

Joanna Maycock is an award-winning feminist organiser and campaigner, who has worked in leadership roles in civil society for decades. While leading the European Women’s Lobby, Joanna worked to implement a strategic vision for the women’s movement in Europe, to strengthen its joint work to impact EU legislation to end violence against women, tackle women’s poverty and unequal pay, and advance parity in decision-making. Today, Joanna works with civil organisations to support the practice of intersectional feminist leadership for systemic change. She brings feminist practices into facilitating events, coalitions, and organisational change processes. She also runs training workshops and retreats on feminist leadership.

Agnes Hubert is a recognised european expert on gender policy making. She was in charge of the EU gender equality policy in the nineties and continued to work on gender issues for the European Commission as a member of the in house think tank (currently IDEA) She is currently a professor at the College of Europe, affiliate researcher at Science Po – PRESAGE founding member of the first European feminist think tank Gender5plus and member of the Haut Conseil de l’Egalité in France.
She joined the Forward Studies Unit in the late nineties, was part of the small team in charge of the White paper on European Governance, then seconded for 2 years to the women’s rights committee of the European Parliament and came back to the Commission’s Think tank (the Bureau of European Policy advisers).

She is the author of three books (“L’Europe et les femmes, identités en mouvement”, ed. Apogée 1998, “Democracy and Information Society in Europe”, in Forward Studies series – Kogan page 1999, “The European Union and Gender equality” Ed. FEPS/DIETZ 2022) , of major European Commission documents (“Empowering people, driving change: Social innovation in the European Union” 2010 and “Social innovation a decade of changes” 2014) and of a number of articles, chapters and academic contributions in the field of gender equality and of social innovation in Europe.

She has developed and taught seminars on “EU and Gender” at the Fletcher School of Law & Diplomacy (Tufts University, Mass. USA) , at the Center for Political and Constitutional Studies in Madrid , in Science po Paris and at the College of Europe in Bruges.