Joanna Maycock
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Joanna Maycock (born 22 January 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 years, until July 2021.[2]
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.[3] She took over the leadership of the European Women's Lobby in 2014.[4] Maycock has been described by Politico as a "powerhouse on the Brussels NGO and political scene".[5]
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 after the 2008 financial crisis contributed to create a Pink Ghetto.[6]
According to Maycock, there is a gender gap in the coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, similar to the coverage gap of the 2008 financial crisis, described by Maycock as "overwhelmingly a boys' club of commentary."[7]
Political participation of women
Maycock has been advocating for an equal number of female and male commissioners at the European Commission.[8] Maycock has been leading transatlantic efforts to increase women's participation in politics.[9]