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Electoral Gender Quota Systems and their Implementation in Europe

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May 22, 2014

Electoral Gender Quota Systems and their Implementation in Europe

The note is an updated version of the 2011 study Electoral Gender Quotas and Their Implementation in Europe (PE 408.309), and it maps the diffusion of electoral gender quotas in the 30 EU/EEA countries and evaluates the effectiveness of different quota types in different electora
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The note is an updated version of the 2011 study Electoral Gender Quotas and Their Implementation in Europe (PE 408.309), and it maps the diffusion of electoral gender quotas in the 30 EU/EEA countries and evaluates the effectiveness of different quota types in different electora
May 19, 2014
Women make better choices, say voters, Ireland

SEVEN out of 10 voters believe their local authority would make better decisions if it had more female councillors, a new opinion poll reveals.

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May 16, 2014
Almost 60 candidates MEPs for the 2014 European elections endorse the EWL Manifesto! Get your candidate to endorse too!

You will find here the list of MEPs who have already endorsed EWL Manifesto. Let’s get much more until the European elections! Thanks for your support!

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May 16, 2014
The 10 electoral appeals from the women’s movements in Belgium
 
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Gender-Sensitive Media: A Voluntary Code of Ethics

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May 6, 2014

Gender-Sensitive Media: A Voluntary Code of Ethics

The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to help individual journalists, media persons, management and owners of media houses to promote gender justice in their organizational policies as well as in their professions to become better at their work, by accepting and applying an estab
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The purpose of this Code of Ethics is to help individual journalists, media persons, management and owners of media houses to promote gender justice in their organizational policies as well as in their professions to become better at their work, by accepting and applying an estab

A Study of Youth Political Participation in Poland and Romania

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April 30, 2014

A Study of Youth Political Participation in Poland and Romania

Although perceived changes in political participation patterns amongst young people in recent years have attracted much academic research in established democracies this remains an understudied area in
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Although perceived changes in political participation patterns amongst young people in recent years have attracted much academic research in established democracies this remains an understudied area in
April 28, 2014
Women’s participation in Slovene politics

“Slovene politics is no longer a boys-only game”, said the Slovene prime minister Alenka Bratušek on 8.3.2013. 

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Young people are less likely to vote than older citizens, but they are also more diverse in how they choose to participate in politics.

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April 28, 2014

Young people are less likely to vote than older citizens, but they are also more diverse in how they choose to participate in politics.

Participation in electoral politics has declined across Western Europe in recent decades as citizens have become increasingly disillusioned with conventional forms of politics.

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Participation in electoral politics has declined across Western Europe in recent decades as citizens have become increasingly disillusioned with conventional forms of politics.

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