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The Maltese are most sceptical in EU on gender quotas in politics

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The Maltese are most sceptical in EU on gender quotas in politics

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Malta leads the EU in disagreeing that measures such as the gender quota system can solve the underrepresentation of women in politics, despite having a gender quota system itself.

This emerged from a Eurobarometer survey on gender stereotypes, which asked if “temporary measures (eg quotas) are necessary to overcome the existing underrepresentation of women in politics”.

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Malta leads the EU in disagreeing that measures such as the gender quota system can solve the underrepresentation of women in politics, despite having a gender quota system itself.

This emerged from a Eurobarometer survey on gender stereotypes, which asked if “temporary measures (eg quotas) are necessary to overcome the existing underrepresentation of women in politics”.

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Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

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December 16, 2024

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

Backlash, Misogyny in the Digital Age, directed by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist: A shocking story of four women leaders whose lives are overturned by cyberviolence. They share a common cause: refusing to be silenced.

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Backlash, Misogyny in the Digital Age, directed by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist: A shocking story of four women leaders whose lives are overturned by cyberviolence. They share a common cause: refusing to be silenced.

Protecting women from violence more effectively through local and regional action

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November 22, 2024

Protecting women from violence more effectively through local and regional action

“Regrettably, not much progress has been made in eliminating violence against women since the adoption of the latest Congress texts on this matter, notably on combating domestic violence in 2009 and on fighting sexist violence a

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“Regrettably, not much progress has been made in eliminating violence against women since the adoption of the latest Congress texts on this matter, notably on combating domestic violence in 2009 and on fighting sexist violence a

We Asked 5 Women Candidates: Why Should More Women Run for Office?

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November 13, 2024

We Asked 5 Women Candidates: Why Should More Women Run for Office?

Right now, we’re existing in an especially tense and unstable “in between.” 

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Right now, we’re existing in an especially tense and unstable “in between.” 

Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.

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November 12, 2024

Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.

To many left-leaning Americans, it is resoundingly clear that women who backed Donald J. Trump in the presidential election voted against their own self-interest.

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To many left-leaning Americans, it is resoundingly clear that women who backed Donald J. Trump in the presidential election voted against their own self-interest.

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Hanako Okada Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan

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Hanako Okada Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan

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Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero.

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Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero.

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€171,000 to encourage women from rural Ireland into politics

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€171,000 to encourage women from rural Ireland into politics

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Funding of €171,162 has been announced for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE), in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics.

Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Alan Dillon allocated the funding to Longford Women’s Link, the parent organisation of See Her Elected.

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Funding of €171,162 has been announced for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE), in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics.

Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Alan Dillon allocated the funding to Longford Women’s Link, the parent organisation of See Her Elected.

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