The Congress is promoted and funded by the Institut Balear de la Dona (IBdona) and managed in collaboration with the Universitat de les Illes Balears. IBdona is the regional body responsible for developing and implementing the necessary measures to ensure the principles of equal opportunities between women and men and to eliminate any form of discrimination against women in the Balearic Islands.
Linda Montanari, Principal scientist on Health and social responses at the EUDA, is giving the opening lecture: 'Gender Violence and Drugs: Why is a Gender Perspective Needed in the Field of Drugs?'