European Women’s Lobby 50/50 Campaign: No Modern European Democracy without Gender Equality!
There Can Be No Modern Democracy Without Gender Equality – Please Support The 50/50 European Women’s Lobby Campaign.
In 2008, men occupy 82% of parliamentary seats in the world and 77% in average in the European Union. In 2009, Europeans will elect a new European Parliament and a new European Commission will be designated. These elected and nominated persons are going to shape our future in Europe. The 50/50 Campaign for Democracy urges decision-makers, political parties, civil society, trade unions and all European voters to act for a more gender balanced family picture of Europe in 2009.
For more information visit the 50/50 Campaign Blog
The Cyprus Women’s Lobby organised an event in Cyprus involving all relevent stakeholders to promote the EWL 50/50 Campaign for Parity Democracty. The event took place under the auspices of Commissioner for Health Androulla Vassiliou.
For more information please read the full seminar report.
Sonja Lokar, CEE Network for Gender Issues and guest speaker at the event also posted a report of the seminar on on the European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity.
The European Women’s Lobby has published a Gender Audit report in view of the European elections in June 2009. The Gender Audit looks at political programmes and electoral lists for the European elections from a women’s rights perspective. It evaluates the political parties’ commitment to gender equality in view of the European Parliament elections 2009 and encourages voters to be invovled in Euroepan politics. To view the full report please click here.
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Commission video promoting equality between women and men in the European Parliament elections
