Joanna Maycock

Joanna Maycock (born January 22, 1971), is a European women's rights campaigner. She is a British and Belgian citizen.[1] Maycock was the secretary general of the European Women's Lobby for seven (7) years until July 2021.

Joanna Maycock
Joanna Maycock in 2014

Maycock arrived in Brussels in 1992. She has been for 12 years chief of the Brussels office of the international NGO ActionAid dedicated to fighting poverty.[2] She took over the leadership of the European Women's Lobby in 2014.[3] Maycock has been described by Politico as a “powerhouse on the Brussels NGO and political scene”.[4]

Denouncing the gender gap in society

Maycock has been denouncing the Gender pay gap, which in combination with other factors such as lower work force participation by women, translated into women's pensions in Europe being almost 40% lower than men's. Because austerity measures affect women more than men, the austerity policy in Europe in the wake of the financial crisis contributed to create a Pink Ghetto.[5]

According to Maycock, there is a gender gap in the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to the coverage gap of the Global financial crisis in 2009, described by Maycock as “overwhelmingly a boys’ club of commentary.”[6]

Political participation of women

In her role, Maycock has been advocating for an equal number of female and male commissioners at the European Commission.[7] Maycock has been leading transatlantic efforts to increase women's participation in politics.[8]

References
  1. "Joanna Maycock". The Brussels Binder. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  2. "Joanna Maycock". Green European Journal. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
  3. Dudman, Jane (6 November 2019). "'Brussels was all men': the painful progress towards EU gender equality". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  4. "The Women who shape Brussel Joanna Maycock". Politico. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. Vincenti, Daniela (2 March 2015). "Activist: EU must dismantle the 'Pink Ghetto'". Euractiv. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  6. Berger, Miriam (8 October 2020). "Women are systematically excluded from global coronavirus coverage, experts say". The Washington Post. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  7. Dubnow, Shoshan (18 July 2019). "The Brief: Von der Leyen makes promises to please environmentalists, socialists, feminists". Euronews. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  8. Smale, Alison (16 January 2017). "Putting More Women on a Path to Political Power". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
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