… 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 …
… legal battle involving four court cases, in 2012 the European Court of Human Rights agreed with the ruling of the … Netherlands there is a political party represented in the Parliament which excludes women from membership which is a … the SGP. In reaction, the SGP filed a complaint at the European Court of Human Rights, claiming that it should have …
… 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 …
… 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 …