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Thursday, September 12, 2013
EWL - Beyond the Brussels Bubble: 50/50 Parity Democracy Launch - National Action (18 September, 2013)
EWL - Beyond the Brussels Bubble: 50/50 Parity Democracy Launch - National Action (18 September, 2013) Following the successful launch of the 50/50 Campaign for gender parity website in European decision-making in the lead up to the 2014 elections,...
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Monday, August 19, 2013
David Cameron needs more women at the top of the coalition, says minister
Female politicians have to work hard to be "noticed and seen" in the "bang-on-tables" world of Westminster, one of David Cameron's ministers has said. Lady Verma of Leicester, an energy minister, said the way women have to "raise our tempo" to be...
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Friday, August 09, 2013
Case Study
Strengthening Women’s Participation in the Inter-Parliamentary Union
A paper presented at the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA)/CEE Network for Gender Issues Conference in Budapest, Hungary, 22–23 October 2004 The Implementation of Quotas: European Experiences "...The IPU does not...
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Saturday, July 13, 2013
Catherine Ashton Emerges as a Key Player in the European Union
A key player in the European Union, Catherine Ashton caps her turn as a diplomat by orchestrating an impossible seeming peace between Serbia and Kosovo. When Catherine Ashton was named High Representative for Foreign Affairs and National Security...
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Thursday, June 20, 2013
Why on earth would a woman want to enter the political jungle of Westminster as an MP?, England
Introducing Right Honourable Girlfriend, Jessica Lee MP's weekly tell-all blog for Telegraph Wonder Women contrasting the plotting and intrigue of Westminster with the odd tug of war, summer fete and other local constituency work. we invite our...
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Tuesday, June 18, 2013
Women Leaders in international Relations Course
Women Leaders in International Relations. Comparing UE and U.S. Experiences   Get inspired and improve your capacity to successfully lead, communicate, negotiate and build trust, as a woman, in a international and too often male dominated...
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Paris mayoral race to produce a female leader
One thing is certain in the race to lead France's cultural and political center: A woman will be mayor of Paris for the first time in the city's 2,000-year history. The outcome of the conservative primary that begins May 31 is all but decided -...
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Friday, April 26, 2013
As Italy Picks a President, Some Say It’s Time to Choose a Woman
Italian lawmakers begin voting on Thursday for a successor to President Giorgio Napolitano amid growing debate about electing a woman for the first time in this male-dominated society, and even seemingly strong popular support for the idea. (We...
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Friday, April 19, 2013
Report / White Paper
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
The present report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 15/23. This first thematic report of the Working Group records current achievements in women‟s political representation and articulates the further challenges to ...
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Friday, March 15, 2013
More women entering regional politics, Balkans
Even though Balkan countries are shy of the European average when it comes to women in politics, their presence in public life is growing. Montenegro has the first female defence minister in its history, while Serbia got its first woman Central Bank...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Violence against women in politics
Highlighting news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
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Monday, February 04, 2013
The FYR of Macedonia : new initiative aims to raise number of women inpolitics
More female candidates are needed in local elections, along with better gender equality programmes in the FYR of Macedonia's local government, NGOs say. This is why the Macedonian Women's Lobby prompted 100 NGOs to sign a declaration...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Women Human Rights Education Institutes
WHRI (six week institute): May 22 - June 28, 2013CEDAW for Change (one week institute): Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2012 and June 3-7, 2013
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Wednesday, December 26, 2012
Armenia: OXFAM: women in politics may help promote social issues
On December 21, the presentation of the “Participation for Change” book and a roundtable on research findings were held, with representatives of political parties, NGOs, research and scientific centers and mass media attending. Research revealed...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Ukraine: Too few women in the Ukrainian parliament
There would have been fewer fights in the Ukrainian parliament if more women were among the deputies. At least female parliamentarians were not seen taking part in the multiple brawls that marked the first working days of Ukraine’s newly elected...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
France: New women's forum hopes to foster sisterhood in French politics
France still lags behind other European countries when it comes to the number of women in political power. Just 27 percent of French MPs are female, and only 14 percent of France's 36 thousand mayors are women. The few women who make it into...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Third European Conference on Politics and Gender
About the Conference The ECPR Standing Group on Gender and Politics forms a broad-based network on issues relating to the study of gender and sexuality in politics and world politics. Over the past twenty years, the research conducted in this field...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Ireland: Conference outlines practical ways for women to get into politics
Eighty-five women from across the country attended a special conference hosted by the Longford Women’s Manifesto and Longford Women’s Link in Backstage Theatre last week. The conference, Paths for Women into Politics and Decision Making, examined...
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