On October 10th, Kyrgyzstan will choose a new parliament in what are said to be the 'most competitive' elections this region has seen in years.   Kyrgyzstan's parliament in chosen through a list…

Brazil is holding parliamentary elections as well as the first round of presidential elections on October 3.   The electoral system works as follows: - The President is elected by absolute…

Women’s rights activists, feminists and politicians examined together alternatives and meanings of gender equality politics and produced Conclusions and Recommendations.The general conclusions and…

The first seminar of the WEP network will take place at Aalborg University, Denmark, 1-3 November 2010. Please see www.womendialogue.org for further details including the call for papers. The aim…

Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Tanzania on 31 October 2010. Description of government structure: Assembly: Tanzania has a unicameral National Assembly (Bunge) with 274 seats…

Why Should You Attend? Be part of over 200 women in politics gathering to discuss solutions to reach 50/50 representation of women in top political positions. You will have the opportunity…

European Commission has announced the year 2010 as "European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion" and in this context various activities have been organized in European countries. On the…

Each BGD project includes a workshop to encourage interregional, intercultural, interdisciplinary, ideologically plural and action-oriented discussion of the topic at hand.  The Citizen Learning…

The 2010 Women PeaceMakers Conference coincides with a momentous year, marking both the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the 10th anniversary of UNSCR 1325. In…