More Women in European Politics – More Women in 2014

Final Dissemination Workshop

28 October 2014

Brussels

With financial support from the “Fundamental Rights and Citizenship” Programme of the European Union

Contextual Factors

• Policy Context: EU Initiatives

• Political Context

General Initiatives of the European Union related to gender equality

• “Strategy for Equality between Women and Men: 2010-2015” of September 2010

• European Pact for Gender Equality: 2011-2020, of March 7, 2011

General Initiatives of the European Union related to gender equality

• Report of the EP Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) of December 6, 2012, “On eliminating gender stereotypes in the EU”

Specific Initiatives of the EU related to women and Politics

• Electoral Gender Quota Systems and their Implementation in Europe (Update 2013 )

• Women in decision-making: The role of the new media for increased political participation

Initiatives of the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE)

• Gender Equality Index

• Women in media industries in Europe

Other EU level Initiatives

• European Observatory on Gender Representation

• European Women’s Lobby (EWL)

The EU approachGender Equality not consistently defined- at least three approaches:• Gender neutral-sameness approach• Parity but not same approach• Transformation of gender relations approach

The Political Context

• Very slow progress towards parity

• Crisis

The Project Aims

• To map the position of women at all political levels • To promote campaigns linked to EP/national/local

elections • To develop capacity building actions to support

women to get engaged in politics

Who were the partners?

• Balkan Assist Association (BG)• Ballybeen Women’s Association(NI)• Alliance of Women In Slovakia• Center for Equality Advancement(LT)

Who were the partners?

• Forum 50% (CZ)• Institute for Social Creativity (SL)• Intercultural Institute Timisoara (RO)• Liberal Women(SE)• Kendro Merimnas Oikoyenias kai Pediou

(Family and Childcare Centre) (GR)

Who were the partners?

• Sinistra Ecologia e Libertà• Pro Patria and Res Publica Union Women's

Organisations (EE)• Regional Social Welfare Resource Center of

Budapest(HU)• Women's NGOs Cooperation Network of Latvia

What did they do and what were the outcomes?

That is what you will hear about today!

Thank you for your attentionh.saad@ludenet.org