… is in local authorities – the over 11,000 municipalities and 295 districts – that women are most noticeable by their absence from political decision-making. Their share of local councils is stuck at … arose from the campaign Frauen Macht Kommune (‘Women Power Municipalities’) which was launched in 2008 by the NGO …
… at European level (38%), rather low nationally (26%) and abysmal locally (only 7.5% of mayors). To counter this, … candidates since the 1980s – than collegial or plural decision-making bodies such as the national or European … and discussing inequalities between women and men in power-related anddecision-making positions. Through group …
… led a campaign to change policy, raise awareness and empower women to play an active role in politics. … in Ireland as men greatly outnumber women in all political decision-making structures: Women make up only 15.7% of … Equality Index, Ireland scored 26.5 on the domain of power, the ninth-lowest score and below the EU27 average of …
… houses of the French parliament – the National Assembly and the Senate – have had a ‘Delegation for Women’s Rights … to ensure good outcomes for women in all aspects of decision-making, and to raise awareness of policy areas particularly …
… are defined as strategies of social manipulation and domination by which a dominant group maintains its powerand privilege. They are often used by men to assert … One prominent example in the field of political decision-making is the Power Handbook by Sweden’s National …
… Shila Meyer-Behjat and climate expert Annika Carlsson-Kanyama talk about the … nothing less. Why doesn’t this happen? Look at other power structures, you will find the same. It is for the same … that women are less represented on company boards or decision-making bodies in politics. Those in power won’t give …
… presenting the Institute’s research in the area of women anddecision-making to representatives of Lithuanian Government, … that the biggest gender gap in the EU is in the area of Power. As the Index points out, the EU is not even halfway …
… as it is directly connected to the unequal distribution of power between women and men. The elimination of gender-based violence and the … of gender-based violence contributes to better informed decision-makingand supports policy development. EIGE’s work …
… of its women members, to find out their experiences and problems at work. Forty per cent of the union’s 30,000 … that the industry regulator Ofcom should make use of its power to require broadcasters to conduct a regular diversity … Although some progress towards equality has been made in decision-making, this is more apparent in middle management …