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Friday, August 17, 2012
Armenia: Gender equality bill to be discussed in Armenian Parliament
Armenian Government approved the bill on Securing Equal Rights and Equal Opportunities for Men and Women in the Thursday session to be discussed in the Parliament on second reading. The bill was elaborated within the framework of the European...
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Wednesday, July 25, 2012
Women's Contributions to State Building in Kosovo
The National Albanian American Council andThe National Democratic Institutecordially invite you to a panel discussion on   Women's Contributions to State Building in Kosovo Featuring Valbona Fazliu-Rrecaj, Head of Secretariat of the Joint...
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Friday, July 20, 2012
Ireland: Groups welcome passing of Bill on gender quotas
GENDER QUOTAS are set to become law after the Electoral Amendment (Political Funding) Bill 2011 passed all stages in the Dáil yesterday. The legislation, which has yet to be signed by the President, will halve State funding to parties unless 30 per...
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Friday, July 20, 2012
France: Dresses unwelcome: French MPs catcall female colleague
Photo credit: AFP/Bertrand Guay A French female minister was jeered while addressing parliament by right-wing lawmakers who heckled her because of the dress she was wearing. Later they explained it was not catcalling, but admiration of a...
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Armenia: Women Fail to Gain Ground in Armenian Election
Despite the introduction of a quota to ensure women make up 20 per cent of Armenia’s parliament, the reform has failed to have much effect, with only half that percentage winning seats in the May 6 election. Fourteen women out of the 131 members of...
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Thursday, June 28, 2012
Discussion Summaries
Summary of E-Discussion on Implementation of SCR1325
UN Security Council resolution 1325 (2000) mandates that women in post-conflict states fully participate in all aspects of the transition. The resolution is historic because of the depth of change — in procedure, assessment, delivery and attitudes...
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Friday, June 22, 2012
Ireland: Conference examines issues for women considering politics
Have a passion and belief, don’t over promise and obsess about the small stuff - advice for women considering politics “If you don’t feel it, then don’t do it. Politics and passion are interlinked; your passion will carry you through on the tough...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
UNDP: Women's Political Participation Needs to Increase, New Publication Says
Democratic and economic transitions and development in the UNDP Europe and CIS region have taken place in the post-Soviet era without the full participation of a major segment of the population—women. The lack of participation by women weakens their...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
IDEA: Second Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy
  Driven by the regional entities around the world, the ASEAN Secretariat and International IDEAwill host the Second Meeting of the Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy on 1 May 2012 in Jakarta. The Inter-Regional Dialogue on Democracy is a...
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Academic Paper / Article
Turkey's Response to the Global Gender Regime
Most would agree that a global gender equality regime has been established (for example CEDAW), but it is less clear how those global gender equality norms ‘travel’ to different localities and interact with local politics, cultural and religious...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Italy: Gender and Organizational Change
  How can organizations become gender-responsive and transformative? More women does not automatically mean more equality. Analyse success stories and barriers and go deeper by looking at gender as part of an organizational change management...
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Thursday, March 15, 2012
International Agreement and Action Plans
Women and political participation: Resolution adopted by the General Assembly
The General Assembly, Reaffirming  the  obligations  of  all  States  to  promote  and  protect  human  rights and fundamental freedoms as stated in the Charter of the United Nations, and guided by the purposes and principles of human rights...
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Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Women's caucuses and alliances for sustainable development
This discussion is aimed to shed light on the following questions:  1.      What strategies have women’s caucuses developed to shape national policy agendas in different thematic areas (e.g. economy, security, health, environment, education and...
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Friday, November 04, 2011
European Gender Summit
The European Gender Summit invites stakeholders from all sectors and disciplines active in the European innovation system to attend. Speakers at the summit will discuss the latest research, projects and initiatives on gender and innovation,...
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Gender@2012, 8th European Feminist Research Conference
The 8th European Feminist Research Conference invites scholars, students, activists and policy makers to re-visit their politics of location in the light of current crises in Europe and beyond, and to reflect upon the ways in which feminist...
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Friday, March 25, 2011
encourageXchange EUROPE 2011 WORKSHOP: Securely Exchanging Information through Technology
ENCOURAGEXCHANGE  EUROPE 2011  JOIN US IN Krems an der Donau, Austria (a short distance from Vienna) FOR THE WORKSHOP: Securely Exchanging Information through Technology  May 7-8, 2011 FREE REGISTRATION BEFORE APRIL 15, 2011...
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Tuesday, March 08, 2011
Report / White Paper
Report on Progress on Equality between Women and Men in 2010
This eighth report on equality between men and women describes developments towards gender equality in the European Union in 2010. Last year was a significant year for the European Commission’s work of advancing gender equality. We adopted a Women’...
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
Guide / Training Material
Democracy and the Challenge of Change: A Guide to Increasing Women's Political Participation
Drawing on its 25 years of experience in the women’s political participation field, NDI has released a new guide for democracy practitioners to help them develop and carry out effective programs to bring more women into government and politics.  “In...
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