News

Around 100 homeless women, many of whom were seeking refuge during lockdown because of domestic abuse, have been housed in a European Parliament building in Brussels in beginning of May.... [Read More]

Women are at the helm of fighting COVID-19. It’s not just that women make up 91% of nurses, 74% of healthcare workers and almost 62% of pharmaceutical professions. ... [Read More]

Tanya Hristova is 23 years old, born in a small city named Kotel in northern Bulgaria. She works as a school psychologist in G.S.Rakovski High School – the same school she graduated. ... [Read More]

There is a need in Bulgaria for political and cultural change in the attitude towards minority groups, as well as for enhanced legal protection against discrimination and hate crimes. There is also rise of violence against women in the country. ... [Read More]

Today the Council of Europe Commissioner for Human Rights, Dunja Mijatović, published a report on her visit to Bulgaria. The report focuses on racism, violence against women and domestic violence, media freedom.... [Read More]

We are facing an unprecedented situation caused by the global spread of COVID-19 virus. It affects all of us, both in Bulgaria and around the globe, our families and colleagues... [Read More]

Violence against women remains a major global public health and women’s health threat during emergencies, the World Health Organization says in a statement. ... [Read More]

Disease outbreaks affect women and men differently, and pandemics make existing inequalities for women and girls and discrimination of other marginalized groups worse.... [Read More]

On March 8, the BFW will celebrate its 15th anniversary. For us, these are 15 years of tireless work for the rights of women and girls in Bulgaria.... [Read More]

The team of the Bulgarian Fund for Women welcomed one of the winners in the contest "Ambassador for a Day 2020" - Maria Toneva, 16, from the town of Kardzhali.... [Read More]