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(Left to right) Denmark PM Mette Frederiksen, Finland PM Sanna Marin, France President Élisabeth Borne and Hungary President Katalin Novak | Commons
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
How women have come to hold the top post in 13 out of 45 countries in Europe
The Print
European countries began electing women in top posts from the late 1970s, though the first woman to head a government in the world was Sri Lanka's PM Sirimavo Bandaranaike. As the Russia-Ukraine war enters its fourth month, and Europe faces its ‘...
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Friday, December 28, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
How female candidates and leaders are flipping the script on gender
Campaigns and Elections
By Eva Barboni, For years, women candidates have been advised to downplay their gender, to dress in a gender-neutral way, and to avoid talking too much about “women’s issues.” In many cases, this was the right strategy. With public opinion still...
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Friday, May 20, 2016
Guide / Training Material
Handbook on European non-discrimination law
2010 marked the 60th anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights, which sets out a general prohibition on discrimination in its Article 14, and the 10th anniversary of the adoption of the two fundamental texts in the fight against...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Interviews
Hege Haukeland
iKNOW Politics speaks with Hege Haukeland, Member of Parliament from Norway, about women's political participation, women in parliament and the involvement of youth in politics.
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Helen McEntee
Friday, November 07, 2014
Interviews
Helen McEntee
Helen McEntee, the youngest female member of parliament in Ireland speaks about the participation of women and youth in politics.
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Thursday, July 10, 2014
Multimedia
Helen Clark on Women's Political Empowerment
UNDP Administrator and former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark talks about the challenges and the undeniable gains of empowering women to participate in politics at the highest levels.
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Friday, May 02, 2014
Guide / Training Material
How to follow up on UN Human Rights Recommendations: A practical guide for civil society
Follow-up activities aim at ensuring that recommendations and decisions by human rights mechanisms and bodies are implemented so as to improve respect, protection and fulfilment of all human rights for all. UN human rights mechanisms and bodies seek...
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Tuesday, March 04, 2014
How Europe’s Five Female Defense Ministers Could Impact the Ukraine Conflict
With the new appointment of Roberta Pinotti as Italy’s defense minister, Europe now has five female defense ministers in charge of executing defense strategy. She joined Mimi Kodheli of Albania, Ursula von der Leyen of Germany, Ine Marie Eriksen...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Interviews
How can minority women get into politics in Georgia?
Sabina Talibova is an ethnic Azerbaijanian living in Marneuli. Some time ago, she became involved in several non-governmental organizations which are working to engage women more in employment and politics. DF Watch talked to her about...
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Thursday, November 08, 2012
Hungary: Report highlights lack of women in Hungarian politics
Hungary occupies the penultimate place within the European Union in terms of the proportion of women among lawmakers, far behind other nations in the CEE region, national daily Nepszabadsag said on Saturday. Citing lecturer Gabriella Ilonszki of...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2012
Hungary: Hungary's about turn on domestic violence
The Hungarian parliament has changed course on a bill that introduces domestic violence to the Hungarian penal code. A citizen led proposal, that domestic violence be criminalised with specific legislation, found resistance from members of...
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Thursday, September 20, 2012
Hungary: MPs Join Protest for Women’s Rights
Several NGOs staged a demonstration on Kossuth tér on Sunday to draw attention to violence against women and to speak up for women’s rights more generally. Several speakers expressed outrage at Fidesz MP István Varga’s comment during parliamentary...
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