… Director Carlien Scheele joins the webinar on "Women in Elections" organized by the European Partnership for Democracy (EDP) to discuss the current situation of women in European politics and the measures needed to improve women's representation both in the voting booth and in …
… the NATO Secretary General's Special Representative for Women, Peace and Security, in the margins of the summit. The … policies and commitments that foster gender equality and women’s economic empowerment. More on Women7 Summit here …
… leave while others don’t? And are you aware how many women parliamentarians have suffered online abuse and hatred? … so you never miss a beat. What percentage of MEPs are women? Reveal the answer As a result of the 1979 elections, only 17 % of MEPs were women. Since then, it has risen to around 40%. Hide the …
… Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (Istanbul Convention); assess the … of existing gender equality laws. Organise meetings with women members of regional/local parliaments to discuss the … equality office (in the administration) can work alongside women’s caucuses to organise meetings with women members of …
… Area 3: Women’s interests and concerns have adequate SPACE on the … of all parliamentary committees. Support the work of women’s caucuses, networks and other working groups that … committee. In the European Parliament , the Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM Committee) is …
… Area 1: Women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER parliaments … in this domain Conduct research or launch an inquiry on women’s participation in politics and public life. This … or inquiry can: explore factors that enable and impede women’s political decision-making in parliamentary contexts; …
… partner violence and gender-based violence against women (GBVAW) in Vilnius (and online). On behalf of the … data on the Agency's indicators on Violence Against Women (VAW) and Domestic Violence (DV) and to reflect on …
… to the public. Make sure to engage diverse groups of women and men in the consultation process. Once the … from the evaluation report show that the number of women employees has increased since the plan was launched, … and other initiatives to advance gender equality and women’s political participation in the country. Footnotes [1] …
… To what extent did the plan improve the degree to which: women and men have equal opportunities to ENTER parliament; women and men have equal opportunities to INFLUENCE parliamentary working procedures; women’s concerns and interests have adequate SPACE on the …