… 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 …
… improve decision-making and strengthen democracy. The European Charter on the Equality of Women and Men in Local … with all ministries, state administration bodies, the parliament, public institutions, local government bodies, …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …
… 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 …