Joanna Maycock
Secretary-General, European Women’s Lobby
Joanna Maycock has been Secretary General of the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) since May 2014. Founded in 1990, the European Women’s Lobby (EWL) is the largest alliance of women’s non-governmental associations in the European Union. A lifelong feminist, Joanna has 20 years’ professional experience in senior leadership and governance positions in European and International Civil Society, working for women’s rights in development. She led ActionAid International’s work in Europe: Developing and implementing EU campaigns on aid effectiveness, women’s rights, and policy coherence for development. Joanna is also a former President of CONCORD, the European Confederation of Development NGOs.