The European Women's Lobby

The European Women's Lobby was formally set up at a meeting in Brussels on 21–22 September 1990. The aim of the Lobby is to establish a permanent representation for women at the level of the European Community (EC). Women are represented in the Lobby via delegates from nongovernmental women's organizations, or co-ordinations of women's organizations, which are operating at either the European or the national level. The existence of the Lobby, the form it takes and its potential for action, raises crucial questions about the involvement of women in mainstream political activity and the ways in which women's diverse interests can be represented.