… basic (although not itself sufficient) element assuring women and men equal influence on the parliament’s work is … to influence the parliament’s work, a sufficient number of women must be in leadership roles. Despite gradual advances, … by low levels of women in influential positions. The authors analysed the leadership and composition of European …
… ‘gender-sensitive parliaments’ and the key dimensions for women’s full participation in the political sphere, as well … Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN WOMEN), Organisation for Security and … needs of women, as well as strategic interests. Many authors argue that what matters in parliaments are ‘critical …