… – since women‘s suffrage in 1947. Nevertheless formal and informal practices are blocking further progress. … should be better represented in political and economic decision-making. Nevertheless the number of women in elected … members. When the Labour Party was returned to power in the March 2013 elections, the new Prime Minister, …
… 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 …
… targets women who are councillors, candidates in regional and local elections, and social services workers. The courses … who stand for election, and then to make them successful decision-makers. This initiative is needed because despite … regional and local government boundaries were redrawn andpower devolved to newly-created municipalities. It runs from …
… organisations representing 61 TV channels, radio stations and print publications signed a self-regulation agreement … dignity, particularly in advertisements, and access to decision-making roles. Yet the figures demonstrate that … organisation, which is important in terms of ensuring the power to implement initiatives. Furthermore, the presence of …