Women Inspiring Europe calendar

“ The issue of gender equality is very important to me ” - says Irene Andessner rather surprisingly: usually the language of art is incompatible with this policy, - “ However, art reflects reality, ” - the artist goes on. Only since the 1980s ...

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All her childhood Dr. Erato Kozakou-Marcoullis loved the theatre. However, fate destined her for other major and impressive roles - in politics . The first woman Ambassador for Cyprus in the United States of America and the first Cypriot Minister ...

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“ There cannot be too much encouragement or inspiration. Even if my nomination encourages only one percent of women in our population to think more ambitiously, then this nomination will have served its purpose, ”- says L učka Kajfež Bogataj when ...

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When in 2006, the case of Drs. Katherine Zappone and Ann Louise Gilligan was taken to the High Court, it generated tremendous interest in local, national and international media.  "Can love be evil?" - the couple questioned traditional ...

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" I am Elena Gorolová , I live in the Czech Republic. I could not find a job for 15 years just because I am a Roma woman without a university degree " - a woman's voice sounded during a UN Human Rights Side Event - Voices of the ...

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Thu, 08-03-2012 09:30 For EIGE’s Women of Europe resource pool and the “Women Inspiring Europe" Calendar 2013   On 8 March 2012 , EIGE launches a new call ...

News article - 06-06-2012 11:09

“ Nowadays 60% of young graduates from European universities are women and our society is facing a dilemma: either we accept a very low return on education investment with under-represented and underpaid women in the labour force and management ...

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“ I was never hungry; still I can understand and work for those that are hungry ”, - says Maria Regina Tavares da Silva when asked to identify the reasons for devoting all her professional life to gender equality issues . –“ I didn't ...

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Thu, 05-01-2012 10:10   In many fields women could inspire other women to create new companies or join politics etc. The European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) has ...

News article - 18-01-2012 17:15

“ Women are in many ways much more modern in their outlook and are not afraid to be confrontational ”, - says Benja Stig Fagerland creator of the Female Future project which has  become a model for other countries and also a great incentive for ...

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The European Institute for Gender Equality aims to promote gender equality, to fight discrimination based on sex and to raise awareness of EU citizens of gender issues. With the " Women Inspiring Europe " Calendar, EIGE aims to give ...

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Thu, 01-12-2011 09:10 The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Vaili Maria Jämsä in the month of December. The time when Vaili Maria Jämsä entered into the fight for ...

News article - 23-07-2012 10:56

The time when Vaili Maria Jämsä entered into the fight for women’s rights might be a while ago. But still, the 1930-born feels that too little has been accomplished so far. Moreover, she feels disappointed from today’s generation of younger women ...

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Tue, 01-11-2011 09:10 The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Comfort Momoh in the month of November. „Groundbreaking could be a word to describe Comfort’s work“, is ...

News article - 31-10-2011 13:14

„Groundbreaking could be a word to describe Comfort’s work“, is one of many quotes one gets when asking about the role of Comfort Momoh in British society. And even though she decribes her achievements with much more humility – saying she feels ...

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Wed, 12-10-2011 11:05 The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Rita Vella in the month of October. Rita is the Deputy Chair of a National Commission and the chairwoman ...

News article - 12-10-2011 11:05

Rita is the Deputy Chair of a National Commission and the chairwoman of one of the major organisations of her home country Malta. She works in a fulfilling job and leaves in a beautiful marriage with her husband Kevin. She loves to travel and in ...

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Thu, 01-09-2011 17:30 The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo in the month of September. When Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo died in 2004, it ...

News article - 01-09-2011 17:30

When Maria de Lourdes Pintasilgo died in 2004, it was nothing less than an era coming to an end in Portugal. Hers was the century of women being excluded from positions of power – and she went out and conquered them for generations to come being ...

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Thu, 04-08-2011 09:05 The Women Inspiring Europe 2011 Calendar features Ms. Cristina Gallach in the month of August. Having spent more than two decades at the forefront of ...

News article - 04-08-2011 09:10