Italian lawmakers begin voting on Thursday for a successor to President Giorgio Napolitano amid growing debate about electing a woman for the first time in this male-dominated society, and eve
Even though Balkan countries are shy of the European average when it comes to women in politics, their presence in public life is growing.
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More female candidates are needed in local elections, along with better gender equality programmes in the FYR of Macedonia's local government, NGOs say.
WHRI (six week institute): May 22 - June 28, 2013CEDAW for Change (one week institute): Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2012 and June 3-7, 2013
On December 21, the presentation of the “Participation for Change” book and a roundtable on research findings were held, with representatives of political parties, NGOs, research and scientific centers and mass media attending.
There would have been fewer fights in the Ukrainian parliament if more women were among the deputies. At least female parliamentarians were not seen taking part in the multiple brawls that marked the first working days of Ukraine’s newly elected legislature this week.
France still lags behind other European countries when it comes to the number of women in political power. Just 27 percent of French MPs are female, and only 14 percent of France's 36 thousand mayors are women.