British UKIP Politician and Member of the European Parliament, Ms. Louise Bours (see image), made recently a statement against gender quotas benefiting the participation of women in politics.
Michele Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, has participated this week in the forum ‘Women and Youth Dialogue’, celebrated this week at the Miriam College, in Quezon City (Philippines).
Sixteen years ago the BRIDGE –Building Resources in Democracy, Governance and Elections– project was initiated.
The London School of Economics have launched a new study concluding that gender quotas to place women in positions of power are needed in order to guarantee gender equality.
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China has unexpectedly released five women activists on bail, two lawyers said on Monday, after a vocal campaign against their detention by the West and Chinese rights campaigners.
The present paper looks into what happens when a country mandates female candidates. The researchers studied Spain’s Equality Law, which requires small towns to have women make up at least 40 percent of their candidates on electoral ballots.
The present paper looks into what happens when a country mandates female candidates. The researchers studied Spain’s Equality Law, which requires small towns to have women make up at least 40 percent of their candidates on electoral ballots.
A recent campaign designed to promote the need for women in the traditionally male-dominated politics of Georgia comes as statistics show that female representation is no better than before, and in some areas worse.