20.05.09: 50/50 Campaign for Democracy – Gender Audit Report
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 involved in European politics.
European Women’s Lobby 50/50 Campaign
No Modern European Democracy without Gender Equality.
The EWL 50/50 Campaign aims to promote participation and to ensure that women and men are equally represented within European institutions, JOIN NOW!
EWL Lobbying Kit - No Modern European Democracy without Gender Equality
July 2008 - The Kit has been produced in the context of the EWL Campaign “No Modern European Democracy without Gender Equality” to be launched officially in September 2009.
European Women’s Lobby Press Statement: No Modern European Democracy without Parity
May 2008 - Following the Call for Action made by the European Commission Vice-President, Margot Wallström to European decision-makers, political parties, social partners and civil society to engage in an active campaign to increase the presence of women in decision-making at EU level, the European Women’s Lobby
Representation of women & men in the Hungarian Parliament
August 2007 - European Women's Lobby supports Hungarian campaign for legally binding quotas to achieve the equal representation of women and men within the Hungarian Parliament and in local elections
Parity in the European Commission 2009-2013: letter to commissoners
April 2007 - The renewal of the European Commission will take place in 2009. at the moment, there is 30% women among commissioners, but there is no mechanism to ensure the equal representation of the women and men in the Commission. In April 2007, EWL wrote to all commissioners to ask for such mechanisms.
EWL campaign for the election of a woman as the next United Nations Secretary-General in 2006
January 2006 - 1945-2006: 3 Europeans, 2 Africans, 1 Latin American, 1 Asian, 0 Women: The election of a new United Nations Secretary-General will take place in 2006. The European Women’s Lobby is therefore launching a campaign for the election of a qualified woman as the next Secretary General.
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