Violence against women in politics
Highlighting news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
France
May 30, 2012
Do France's Women Voters Want a Woman Elected President?
The survey conducted among women voters in France suggested that women voter prefer Nicolas Sarkozy to Segolene Royal, while for men voters it is in reverse.
May 30, 2012
Black Star, Muslim Feminist Join French Government
President Nicolas Sarkozy's new government lineup gives a fresh nod to France's ethnic diversity, with a militant Muslim feminist and a young woman of Senegalese origin taking junior minister posts.
May 30, 2012
Sarkozy's Gender Revolution
New French President Nicolas Sarkozy pledged to shake up and renew France when he took office. And he started with his cabinet, which includes 11 women - three of them from minority backgrounds.
May 30, 2012
France: French Wonder Why Few Women Seek Politics
People in France think the absence of female representation in politics is not due to lack of interest on their part, according to a poll by CSA published in Le Parisien.
Best Practices Used by Political Parties to Promote Women in Politics
This consolidated response highlights strategies and policies that may be used in addition to gender quotas by political parties to increase the numbers of women in politics.
Presiding Officers: Speakers and Presidents of Legislatures
This paper examines the role of presiding officers in three general models of legislatures: the Westminster Model, the U.S. Congress Model, and the French Bureau Model.