… of women, the WPN was financed by the Delegation of the European Union to Montenegro through IPA 2010 and implemented … Electoral Law have seen women’s numbers in the national parliament grow from 11% to 24%, and in local parliament from 8% to 26%. The WPN is committed to …
… Participation in Malta’ and ‘Women within the Party of European Socialists Women’. Nisa Laburisti became more … Abela Baldacchino, supported by the S&D group of the EuropeanParliament. This initiative aimed to encourage and support …
… of elected political posts held by women is respectable at European level (38%), rather low nationally (26%) and abysmal … level, with the 2011 elections returning 26.5% of women to parliament and 17% to government posts . At European level the gender balance is even better, and since …
… of the Congress of Deputies, which is the lower chamber of parliament. Members of the Congress of Deputies are elected … 43 (1), 2013, pp. 109-128; Valiente, Celia, Women in parliament: The effectiveness of quotas, Women and … Spain: From party quotas to electoral gender quotas. West European Politics 35 (2) March 2012, pp. 395-414; Verge, …
… quotas, constitutional reform and a women-friendly parliament. These were supported by consciousness-raising and … improve the representation of women in local, national and European politics; raise awareness of the need for … of women in politics in the lead-up to the 2014 local and European elections. Large meetings were held with candidates …
… project operated in 2005-2006, and supported by the European Social Fund. It had four components: The mentoring … Portugal, where only 7.5% of mayors, 26.5% of members of parliament and 17% of the government are women .Women’s representation in the Europeanparliament is rather better, at 38.1% since 2014 …
… The share of women in the Czech parliament has languished at around one in five, while their share of the Czech seats in the EuropeanParliament is under one in four. The NGO Fórum 50% … two short courses for 15 female candidates in the 2014 EuropeanParliament elections. These comprised media …
… regional governors) by ceremonies organised to sign the European Charter for Equality of Women and Men in Local Life … elections showed limited progress in this area.[2] The European Charter – something to strive for In response to … of 17 June 2012, only 63 women were elected to the Greek parliament (21%) out of the 963 women who were candidates in …
… agencies, institutes, universities and the Austrian Parliament. It is expected to continue. It is … The in-house seminar on gender budgeting, in line with the European Pact for Gender Equality (2006-2010 and 2011-2020), … (e.g. agencies, institutes, universities and the Austrian Parliament). All in all, 350 participants have attended the …