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Young People, Political Participation and Trust in Britain

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April 28, 2014

Young People, Political Participation and Trust in Britain

Young people in Britain are often characterised as disconnected from the formal political process and from democratic institutions.

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Young people in Britain are often characterised as disconnected from the formal political process and from democratic institutions.

Political Participation and EU Citizenship: Perceptions and Behaviours of Young People

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April 28, 2014

Political Participation and EU Citizenship: Perceptions and Behaviours of Young People

Young people's political participation has long been a concern.
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Young people's political participation has long been a concern.
April 14, 2014
WIP Study Trip to Iceland - What can be learned from the country's experience?

The WIP Study Trip to Iceland was a successful learning exercise about the global leader in gender equality.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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