Violence against women in politics
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Ukraine
February 20, 2013
NDI Survey Shows Growing Ukrainian Interest in Increasing Women's Political Participation
Nearly half of Ukrainians think there are too few women in elected office, according to a survey released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
May 30, 2012
Ukraine: Ukraine's Iron Lady a Woman of Mettle
After breaking once again with President Viktor Yushchenko - her former ally during Ukraine's Orange Revolution - Ms Tymoshenko, 47, is clearly maneuvering herself to take his job.
May 30, 2012
NDI: Pulls out of Ukraine’s group on improvement of election legislation
The National Democratic Institute withdrew on March 17 from a Ukrainian working group developing a new election law.
May 30, 2012
Ukraine: Lack of women in top government posts highlights deep problems in administration
Lilia Ostapenko writes about the role of women in modern Ukrainian society.
May 30, 2012
Ukraine: Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly monitor the situation of Women's Rights
The Monitoring
May 30, 2012
Ukraine: women are underrepresented in politics
Ukrainian's women politicians occupy 8 percent of seats in Parliament (36 seats out of 450). According to Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko, changing the electoral system in country will lead to a reduction of female parliamentarians.
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Ukraine: International Conference on “Current trends of development of national gender mechanisms in European countries”
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Ukraine: International Conference on “Current trends of development of national gender mechanisms in European countries”
The conference is jointly organized by the Government of Ukraine, Council of Europe, and UNDP, in the framework of the Ukranian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
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Election: Ukraine
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Election: Ukraine
The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.
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