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More Representation But Not Influence: Women in the European Parliament - Credits: GMFUS
Tuesday, February 01, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
More representation but not influence: women in the European Parliament
GMFUS
Representing more than 447 million people across 27 countries, the European Parliament should be the poster child for the European Union’s “united in diversity” motto. However, the representation of women in the parliament and its key positions...
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La candidata del PPE, Roberta Metsola, será elegida este martes presidenta de la Eurocámara. Créditos: Europa Press
Tuesday, January 18, 2022
Malta’s Roberta Metsola elected EU Parliament's third woman president
France 24
Centre-right Maltese lawmaker Roberta Metsola, chosen Tuesday as only the third woman to head the European Parliament, is viewed as a political moderate despite controversy over her anti-abortion stance. Elected on the day she turns 43, the...
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Saturday, February 21, 2015
Multimedia
Make It Happen-International Women's day 2015
Why is it important for women to be active in Politics? Eleonora Palmero answers (Italy)
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Sunday, February 15, 2015
Multimedia
Make It Happen-International Women's day 2015
Why is it important for women to be active in Politics? Junie Joseph answers
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Madame Maryvonne Mottin
Thursday, November 27, 2014
Interviews
Madame Maryvonne Mottin
  What are the biggest challenges facing women’s access to mayoral offices? The biggest challenge for me was the fight against prejudices. In 2000, when I announced that I would run for this position, one member of the council house staff  retorted...
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Younger women and the 2015 election
Monday, November 24, 2014
Millennials, not Mumsnet: Younger women and the 2015 election (United Kingdom)
Should politicians be appearing on programmes like the X Factor to reach new audiences? Or should they be breaking down complex political subjects and putting them in simpler terms to get more potential voters interested? These were some of the...
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Sunday, August 10, 2014
More women in politics
In March 2014, the Maltese electorate gave a resounding thumbs-up to four female Maltese candidates out of the six elected to the European Parliament. A month later the second female President of Malta was sworn into office. It is with great...
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Sunday, July 20, 2014
Minister Věra Jourová nominated for Czech EU commissioner
The Czech coalition parties have nominated Regional Development Minister Věra Jourová as the country’s candidate for the European Commission. The Czech government hopes she could take over one of the economic portfolios in the commission. Ms Jourová...
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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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