European Women's Lobby 50/50 Campaign

The “50/50 Campaign for Democracy” of the European Women’s Lobby is a push for concrete action to increase women’s presence in politics and in the 2009 European Parliament elections. The Campaign is endorsed by prominent personalities across Europe such as President and Vice President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso and Margot Wallström, Nobel Price winner Orhan Pamuk, Prime Minister of Belgium Yves Leterme, Slovenian President Danilo Türk, former President of Ireland Mary Robinson and former President of the European Parliament Simone Veil.