… unequal status in society, and that status reflects the unbalanced distribution of social, political, and economic power among women and men in society. It is one of the most pervasive human rights violations of our time and a …
… In Portugal, the share of elected political posts held by women is respectable at European … locally (only 7.5% of mayors). To counter this, in 2008 the Commission for Citizenship and Gender Equality (CIG) …
… Faced with the very slow trend towards balanced political representation for Portuguese women, the Network of Young People for Gender Equality in Portugal …