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Europe and the CIS

March 28, 2014
Parties Debate Role Of Hungarian Women In Politics, Life

Women make up just 9 per cent of Hungarian members of parliament. In this regard Hungary ranks 122nd out of 140 countries. Upcoming parliamentary elections have sparked public discussion of the role of women in politics, family life, and in the country as a whole.

March 28, 2014
NWCI puts 6 important questions to local and EP election candidates, Ireland

As the May 23 local and European elections draw nearer, the National Woman's Council of Ireland (NWCI) has formulated six key questions to tease out the ways in which potential candidates are committed to promoting gender equality in political arenas and across all aspects of Irish life.

March 4, 2014
How Europe’s Five Female Defense Ministers Could Impact the Ukraine Conflict

With the new appointment of Roberta Pinotti as Italy’s defense minister, Europe now has five female defense ministers in charge of executing defense strategy.

How can minority women get into politics in Georgia?

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February 19, 2014

How can minority women get into politics in Georgia?

Sabina Talibova is an ethnic Azerbaijanian living in Marneuli. Some time ago, she became involved in several non-governmental organizations which are working to engage women more in employment and politics.

Sabina Talibova is an ethnic Azerbaijanian living in Marneuli. Some time ago, she became involved in several non-governmental organizations which are working to engage women more in employment and politics.

February 1, 2014
Female defence ministers pledge to break Europe's old boys' network

It happened at around 3pm on Saturday, in one of the conference rooms at Munich's Bayerischer Hof hotel, where politicians from around the world had gathered for an annual security conference.

January 22, 2014
Advancing women's participation in politics is a work in progress, EU

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Ticking clocks - Alternative 2012 Country-Specific Recommendations to strengthen women’s rights and gender equality in the Europe 2020 Strategy

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January 15, 2014

Ticking clocks - Alternative 2012 Country-Specific Recommendations to strengthen women’s rights and gender equality in the Europe 2020 Strategy

This report aims to provide input for the European Commission annual drafting of recommendations to the Member States in socio-economic policies.

This report aims to provide input for the European Commission annual drafting of recommendations to the Member States in socio-economic policies.