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March 8, 2024
Moving from protection to prevention: combating violence against locally elected women

In our pursuit of gender equality, the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) is committed to exposing the hurdles faced by women in local and regional politics.

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Unpacking Democracy: Intersectionality of Gender and Violence Against Political Actors

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Unpacking Democracy: Intersectionality of Gender and Violence Against Political Actors

Luxembourg is placing gender at the heart of its 2024 Presidency of the Council of Member States of International IDEA.

Politico
January 19, 2024
‘Dream team’: How all the EU’s top jobs could be held by women

There’s a scenario in which the presidents of the EU’s main institutions could all be women.

Politico
November 23, 2023
EU Parliament seeks to improve gender balance on committees

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament is considering changing its rules to improve the gender balance of its committees.

October 27, 2023
Binding measures and quotas are needed to change gender equality in politics

Regional and local leaders across the European Union, non-governmental organisations and researchers attending the European Committee of the Regions' (CoR) conference "Local and regional strategi

July 17, 2023
The Alliance of Her holds first youth summer retreat

On 6-9 July, the Alliance of Her held its first summer retreat, gathering passionate young women in politics from across Europe.

“There is no place for violence against women in democratic cities and regions”, says Council of Europe Congress Spokesperson on Gender Equality (Picture: Council of Europe)
November 29, 2022
“There is no place for violence against women in democratic cities and regions”, says Council of Europe Congress Spokesperson on Gender Equality

On the eve of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, held every year on 25 November, the spokesperson for the Council of Europe Congress on Gender Equality, Ms Eirini Dourou (SOC, Greece), made the following statement:

November 23, 2022
Gender equality: The EU is breaking the glass ceiling thanks to new gender balance targets on company boards

Today, the European Parliament has formally adopted the new EU law on gender balance on corporate boards. By 2026, companies will need to have 40% of the underrepresented sex among non-executive directors or 33% among all directors.