… aimed to encourage and support more women to enter politics by running a training programme in Brussels. This included a seminar entitled ‘Women in Politics and Public Life’, as well as theoretical and practical training in politics and mentoring by established politicians. Some of …
… to break this stalemate by getting more women into (local) politics, improving their political career opportunities and … mentoring scheme for women who want to break into local politics. This has so far supported 65 tandems comprising 107 … order to organise activities to promote gender equality in politics. The problem is at local level In Germany, the …
… toolkit, Na Política, As Mulheres são Capazes! (In Politics Women Can Do It!), organised a series of 11 training … campaign In order to promote the participation of women in politics, the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality … to reprint the Na Política, As Mulheres são Capazes! (In Politics Women Can Do It!) toolkit,[3] originally published …
… system in 2000 increased women’s representation in politics, with the share of women in parliament rising from … 2001 a further measure to enhance women’s participation in politics was introduced, which allows parties to claim a 10% … it, the importance of gender-balanced participation in politics would probably be absent from the public agenda …
… of civil society in challenging women’s exclusion from politics. For a long time the discriminatory actions of SGP … which are fundamental to women’s representation in politics. The case highlights the need to remove obstacles to …
… party quotas to electoral gender quotas. West European Politics 35 (2) March 2012, pp. 395-414; Verge, Tània, … María de la Fuente, Playing with different cards: Party politics, gender quotas and women’s empowerment. …
… women, including from ethnic minorities, to participate in politics. Run during 2008-2010, it was developed from a … women from the Lisbon and Porto areas by women active in politics Competence development through a course of six … human rights, intercultural dialogue, media and press, politics, and gender equality concepts and priorities A batch …
… which supports the equal participation of women and men in politics and decision-making. It strives for a more balanced … opinion polls on the representation of women in Czech politics;training women politicians and women interested in politics, networking and mentoring;media campaigns to support …
… role in safeguarding and extending gender parity in politics. Two delegations on women’s rights The women’s … were focussing among others on such domains as: parity in politics gender pay and professional equality women and … role in safeguarding and extending gender parity in politics, and the reports they have published – together with …
… well-balanced. However the numerical gender balance in politics does not necessarily mean that the sexes share power … these domination techniques, which have since been used in politics, schools and civil society organisations throughout … on how we can avoid or eliminate them’. It emphasises that politics is not only about being a candidate. There needs to …