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Joint EC-UNDP Task Force on Electoral Assistance

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August 30, 2010

Joint EC-UNDP Task Force on Electoral Assistance

The EC-UNDP partnership in electoral assistance is unique for its scope, for its achievements and ambitions.

The EC-UNDP partnership in electoral assistance is unique for its scope, for its achievements and ambitions.

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Is not having children the price women pay for political success?

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Is not having children the price women pay for political success?

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There are many advocates for gender quotas to help women advance in politics - including front-bench politicians like Frances Fitzgerald. But sometimes events overtake arguments, and the astonishing rise of Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, may be an example of a woman who has become a game-changer in British politics entirely on her own merit, without any recourse to gender politics.

There are many advocates for gender quotas to help women advance in politics - including front-bench politicians like Frances Fitzgerald. But sometimes events overtake arguments, and the astonishing rise of Nicola Sturgeon, First Minister of Scotland, may be an example of a woman who has become a game-changer in British politics entirely on her own merit, without any recourse to gender politics.

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Study: Women in Ukrainian parliament give more speeches, propose more laws than men

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Female members of parliament -- a distinct minority -- are more active about introducing legislation than their male counterparts, according to the civil network OPORA.

To view the full article published on 6th February 2015, please click here.

Female members of parliament -- a distinct minority -- are more active about introducing legislation than their male counterparts, according to the civil network OPORA.

To view the full article published on 6th February 2015, please click here.

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Little room for women in Greek cabinet

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Little room for women in Greek cabinet

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Women are conspicuously absent from the cabinet of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. They have traditionally been underrepresented in Greek politics, but Syriza was different. Joanna Kakissis reports from Athens.

"Greek society exhibits one of the lowest levels of women in positions of power and socio-economic decision-making in the EU," wrote Maro Pantelidou-Maloutas, a political science professor at the University of Athens and the author of "The Gender of Democracy: Citizenship and Gendered Subjectivity."

Women are conspicuously absent from the cabinet of Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. They have traditionally been underrepresented in Greek politics, but Syriza was different. Joanna Kakissis reports from Athens.

"Greek society exhibits one of the lowest levels of women in positions of power and socio-economic decision-making in the EU," wrote Maro Pantelidou-Maloutas, a political science professor at the University of Athens and the author of "The Gender of Democracy: Citizenship and Gendered Subjectivity."

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Invisible Women? A Comparison of News Coverage Between Male and Female Candidates in Europe

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Invisible Women? A Comparison of News Coverage Between Male and Female Candidates in Europe

30 January 2015 at 10:30
IDEA, Strömsborg, SE-103 34 Stockholm, Sweden
Presentation to be followed by a question-and-answer session
Lunch and refreshments will be provided