The European Union (EU) has made almost no progress in closing the wage gap between women and men in the last decade, according to a recent report by the European Commission.

Inequalities between men and women are not adequately addressed in aid programmes for countries of the former Soviet Union, a new study has concluded.
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The report, "Women and men in decision-making 2007," said the proportion of women members in parliaments in European countries is "still well below the so-called critical mass of 30 percent deemed necessary for women to exert meaningful influence on politics." According to the report, men outnumb

During the 2004-2009 EP legislature Malta and Cyprus were the only two out of 27 Member States without any women MEPs. Does this reflect a male-dominated Mediterranean mentality or will the trend be broken in the upcoming June elections?

Women MPs have requested an amendment to the law on elections, saying they do not have fair representation. At a meeting Monday (May 25th), a bloc of female lawmakers called for changes to the current system, which is based on closed lists.

The elimination of Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas and Marlene Mizzi in the final counts of the European Parliament election votes ensured that Malta received a dubious honour: that of being the only EU member state without any female MEPs.As was the case in 2004, all 5 successful candidates are

Pressure is growing on European Union leaders to appoint a woman as the bloc's president or foreign affairs chief and break the male grip on its top jobs.EU leaders hope to decide who will fill the post at a summit in Brussels on Thursday but although several women are widely thought to be on the

After their meeting in Cadiz, organized by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, the EU women ministers and political leaders have signed a joint document which is a statement of principles, objectives and termination of the current reality of the situation of women in public life.

Meant to bring everyday Europeans closer to the E.U. institutions that govern them in distant Brussels, the direct democracy experiment allows citizens to sling their concerns onto the E.U. agenda.

In an unprecedented development, the main political parties in Kosovo have joined together and agreed on a new president.Their choice was the deputy director of the Kosovo police, General Major Atifete Jahjaga.

European Parliament MEPs demanded that gender mainstreaming must be implemented in the EU cohesion policy in a mini-hearing with external experts on Gender Mainstreaming in the EU Cohesion Policy organised by the Committee on Regional Development on Tuesday, 13 April 2011.

The European Women’s Lobby (EWL), calls on the Polish Presidency to continue to be a driving force for women’s rights in Europe and, in particular, to ensure progress in the adoption of gender-related legislation which is currently on the table, to ensure the full integration of a women’s rights

The European Parliament on Wednesday (6 July) advised EU businesses to hire women in their executive boards by next year or face a mandatory quota of 40 percent modelled on the Norwegian experience.

Ewa Kopacz had become Poland’s first woman who has been elected as Speaker of the Sejm (Polish Parliament- lower house)

A candidate for the Civic Platform party led by Prime Minister Donald Tusk, Kopacz, a pediatrician, won 300 votes out of  the 453.

The members of the European Parliament will vote on 17 January on who should be their president for the next 30 months. Although the Parliament is fond of speaking about democracy, its internal procedures are not transparent, and women are still largely absent from its leading positions.

During a debate to improve the number of women in top positions, EU ministers gave the green light to Commission vice-president Viviane Reding “to do something” to boost gender balance, which is "good for business."

European universities are failing in the way they use human resources. Women are underrepresented at the top levels of academia, and there are good reasons to think that this damages universities.

20 Mar 2012 - When the Kosovar government released its ambassadorial nominations last fall, there was a glaring omission — no women were on the list.

From December 1-3 iKNOW Politics participated in UNDP’s International conference on Women and Governance in Eastern Europe and the CIS region.

Would increasing women participation in politics improve Philippine governance?

Some lawmakers and women's rights advocates believe it would.

At the heart of Manila’s main thoroughfare, right at the People Power monument, a large group of Muslim women gathered one Sunday (Oct.

As many believe that Boholano women are more empowered, Women in New Growth and Services (WINGS) Director and lawyer Myrna Pagsuberon believes otherwise.

Women leaders in the Asia-Pacific region who joined the International Women's Peace and Solidarity Mission to Basilan condemned the Philippine government's move to send thousand of troops to the province and neighboring Sulu.

The National Federation of Women's Clubs Foundation (NFWCF) is spearheading the Women's National Electoral Assembly in celebration of seventy years of emancipation for Filipino women in a two-day conference on September 14 and 15 at the Philippine International Convention Center (PICC) in Manila.

The chair of the Gabriela Network USA, a Philippine-US women's rights solidarity organization, was prevented from leaving the Philippines last week after allegedly being placed on a watch list. Dr.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo challenged the Filipino women leaders to fully exercise their right to suffrage and help modernize the country not just in the electoral aspect but also in building a better Philippines.

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called on women leaders to campaign for the modernization of voting, counting and canvassing as she pointed out that funds for the computerization of elections has long been provided.

A newly formed alliance of women’s organizations on Wednesday added its voice to growing calls for the President Arroyo’s resignation amid the corruption scandals plaguing her administration.

Mayor Celso Lobregat has rallied the different sectors in the region to support the passage of the magna carta of women, a proposed law initiated by District I Congresswoman Beng Climaco that will ensure the integration of gender equality into the national development planning.

The political persecution by the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo administration against incumbent Gabriela Women’s Party List Representative to the Philippine Congress, Liza Largoza-Maza and her colleagues, Bayan Muna Representatives Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiňo and former Anak Pawis Representative Ra

The Philippines House of Representatives and Senate are nearing passage of a 'Magna Carta for Women' - a Bill that will codify the UN Convention on Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).

A pending bill on women's rights and gender education in the workplace gained ground in the House of Representatives as it passed second reading.

Weeping mourners have been paying their respects at the wake of former President Corazon Aquino, with some pledging to carry on her legacy by protecting the democracy she helped install 23 years ago.Filipinos have been sensitive to any slide back toward autocratic rule since Aquino and Roman Cath

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday morning signed into law the Magna Carta for women in Malacañang.Republic Act 9710 prohibits discrimination against women and recognizes, promotes and protects their rights.

Filipino voters who have yet to make up their minds about their choice for their next president are being advised: look at each aspirant’s stance on reproductive health to help them gauge the candidate’s leadership mettle and political guts.A candidate’s position on issues like reproductive healt

Women in the Asia-Pacific region have little economic and political power, impacting economic growth prospects of developing nations, the United Nations said in a report released Monday.According to the UN Asia-Pacific Human Development Report to mark International Women’s Day, the region ranked

Albania's new government will include six women ministers, representing a drastic change not only in the country, but also setting a positive example in the region.

The Albanian Coalition for Promotion of Women, Youth and Minorities in Politics organized the Open Forum “Local Elections 2007 and Participation of Women and Young Girls in the Political Processes in Albania”.

Local elections on May 8 in Albania are an opportunity to put more women in public office in a country with one of the lowest percentages of elected women in Europe.

Though promising to respect gender equality and political representation, political parties in Albania have neglected calls to include women candidates in the May 8th local elections.

Adelina Farrici, a

More than a hundred women leaders from across Latin America are preparing to advocate for greater political will and more resources to secure the development of a cohesive HIV and Aids strategy for the region at a conference in San Pedro Sula in Honduras this week.