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Millennials, not Mumsnet: Younger women and the 2015 election (United Kingdom)
Should politicians be appearing on programmes like the X Factor to reach new audiences?
Or should they be breaking down complex political subjects and putting them in simpler terms to get more potential voters interested?
These were some of the ideas being bandied around at an event in Portcullis House in Westminster to mark the end of Parliament Week.
Should politicians be appearing on programmes like the X Factor to reach new audiences?
Or should they be breaking down complex political subjects and putting them in simpler terms to get more potential voters interested?
These were some of the ideas being bandied around at an event in Portcullis House in Westminster to mark the end of Parliament Week.
World News
Bosnia Elects First Veiled MP
SARAJEVO – Sending a message of hope to Bosnian Muslim women, a veiled woman was elected to the House of Representatives in October's elections, becoming the first woman to enter the parliament with the Islamic headscarf.
"I think my being elected is a good message for all women, especially for women who wear the headscarf," Kanela Zuko told Anadolu Agency on Thursday, November 13.
The 38-year-old Muslim woman, who was elected last October, is the first to wear hijab among the 22 females MPs in the Balkan country.
SARAJEVO – Sending a message of hope to Bosnian Muslim women, a veiled woman was elected to the House of Representatives in October's elections, becoming the first woman to enter the parliament with the Islamic headscarf.
"I think my being elected is a good message for all women, especially for women who wear the headscarf," Kanela Zuko told Anadolu Agency on Thursday, November 13.
The 38-year-old Muslim woman, who was elected last October, is the first to wear hijab among the 22 females MPs in the Balkan country.
Interviews
Anette Trettebergstuen
Anette Trettebergstuen
Interviews
Hege Haukeland
Hege Haukeland
World News
Tomasic supports Grabar Kitarovic as next president of Croatia
Member of the European Parliament Ruza Tomasic on Sunday supported HDZ candidate Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic in the race for the next president of Croatia, saying that Croatia was ready for a woman president.
"Croatia is ready for a woman president and this is the future president of the Republic of Croatia," Tomasic told Hina after meeting Grabar Kitarovic in a central Zagreb square. She described the presidential candidate of the strongest opposition party as "a firm and steadfast woman who knows what she is saying and doing."
Member of the European Parliament Ruza Tomasic on Sunday supported HDZ candidate Kolinda Grabar Kitarovic in the race for the next president of Croatia, saying that Croatia was ready for a woman president.
"Croatia is ready for a woman president and this is the future president of the Republic of Croatia," Tomasic told Hina after meeting Grabar Kitarovic in a central Zagreb square. She described the presidential candidate of the strongest opposition party as "a firm and steadfast woman who knows what she is saying and doing."
Interviews
Helen McEntee
Helen McEntee
New European Commission with old dilemmas
New European Commission with old dilemmas
By Malgorzata Bratkrajc, A new European Commission took office on November 1st, 2014.
By Malgorzata Bratkrajc, A new European Commission took office on November 1st, 2014.
Women Parliamentarians Network of Serbia
Women Parliamentarians Network of Serbia
This is a presentation about the formation of a women's parliamentarians network/ caucus within the parliament of Serbia.
This is a presentation about the formation of a women's parliamentarians network/ caucus within the parliament of Serbia.
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