… While progress has been made in many areas, especially in politics, it has been almost nonexistent in finance, the … Langbakk. ‘We’ve all become more aware of women’s role in politics and other areas and we’ve made some progress … Member States where binding legislation is in effect. In politics gender-stereotyping still plays a role with men …
… aimed to encourage and support more women to enter politics by running a training programme in Brussels. This included a seminar entitled ‘Women in Politics and Public Life’, as well as theoretical and practical training in politics and mentoring by established politicians. Some of …
… to break this stalemate by getting more women into (local) politics, improving their political career opportunities and … mentoring scheme for women who want to break into local politics. This has so far supported 65 tandems comprising 107 … order to organise activities to promote gender equality in politics. The problem is at local level In Germany, the …
… toolkit, Na Política, As Mulheres são Capazes! (In Politics Women Can Do It!), organised a series of 11 training … campaign In order to promote the participation of women in politics, the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality … to reprint the Na Política, As Mulheres são Capazes! (In Politics Women Can Do It!) toolkit,[3] originally published …
… system in 2000 increased women’s representation in politics, with the share of women in parliament rising from … 2001 a further measure to enhance women’s participation in politics was introduced, which allows parties to claim a 10% … it, the importance of gender-balanced participation in politics would probably be absent from the public agenda …
… of civil society in challenging women’s exclusion from politics. For a long time the discriminatory actions of SGP … which are fundamental to women’s representation in politics. The case highlights the need to remove obstacles to …
… party quotas to electoral gender quotas. West European Politics 35 (2) March 2012, pp. 395-414; Verge, Tània, … María de la Fuente, Playing with different cards: Party politics, gender quotas and women’s empowerment. …