Europe and the CIS
March 29, 2015
Comic & Cartoon Competition - Gender Equality: Picture It!
UN Women together with the European Commission, the Belgian Development Cooperation, and UNRIC is organizing a Comic and Cartoon Competition on Gender Equality.
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Joanna Maycock
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February 22, 2015
Joanna Maycock
European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Secretary General
European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Secretary General
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European Women’s Lobby (EWL) Secretary General
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Make It Happen-International Women's day 2015
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February 15, 2015
Make It Happen-International Women's day 2015
Why is it important for women to be active in Politics?
Junie Joseph answers
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Why is it important for women to be active in Politics?
Junie Joseph answers
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She ran she won: identifying and overcoming obstacles to getting elected to parliament
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February 12, 2015
She ran she won: identifying and overcoming obstacles to getting elected to parliament
iKNOW Politics has compiled video testimonies from women parliamentarians from all over the globe to create this video on identifying and overcoming obstacles that women women face when seeking ele
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iKNOW Politics has compiled video testimonies from women parliamentarians from all over the globe to create this video on identifying and overcoming obstacles that women women face when seeking ele
February 11, 2015
Nicola Sturgeon: 'I want to help women'
Nicola Sturgeon has been in the job only three months but already she is eyeing her legacy. “Being the first woman First Minister is a big responsibility and I feel the weight of that acutely.
January 4, 2015
Gender equality: time for quotas in Scottish politics?
We have a woman who is First Minister if that’s not an example of us reaching gender equality, what is?
On November the 19th 2014, Nicola Sturgeon became the first female Prime Minister of Scotland
by Lucile Huguet Scotland didn’t get enough Yes to become independent from England. However, the country is at a real turning point of its history. Scotland got its first female politician elected as head of the country. As we know, the No vote was predominant at the last referendum where people were asked if they wanted Scotland to remain part of the UK or not.
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Birgitta Jónsdóttir
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November 13, 2014
Birgitta Jónsdóttir
Member of Parliament, Iceland
Member of Parliament, Iceland
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Member of Parliament, Iceland