the voice of european women
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The European Women’s Lobby Working together for women’s rights and gender equality in Europe Women in Decision-Making and the EWL 50/50 Campaign. The voice of European Women. The largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the EU, with more than 2500 member organisations:. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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The European Women’s Lobby Working together for women’s rights and gender equality in Europe
Women in Decision-Making and the EWL
50/50 Campaign
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The largest umbrella organisation of women’s associations in the EU, with more than 2500 member organisations:
The voice of European Women
30 National Coordinations
21 European-level member
organisations
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The main policy areas of EWL work:
European policies and legislation on equality between women and men
Women in Decision-making /Parity DemocracyEmployment and Social AffairsViolence Against Women Immigration, Integration and Asylum
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Only 35% of MEPs and less than a quarter of national parliamentarians are women
Did you know that in the EU…
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Did you know that in the EU…
Only 3% of the presidents of the largest companies are women
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Women in decision-making= an important issue for the EWL since its creation
Many activities since 1990: events, lobbying etc 50/50 Campaign 2008-2009 Move towards parity in European institutions:
Parliament, Commission and “EU top jobs” Equality in decision-making in economic sector
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Women In Decision-making: What Is at Stake is the European Democracy
Women are mostly under represented in decision-making in all European countries:Women in the European Parliament: 35%Women in national Parliaments in EU and accession countries : 24%Women in national governments in the EU MS and accession countries: 27%
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Reasons that are commonly given for women’s under-representation in political decision-making
Women’s economic subordination: economic, social and cultural resources are necessary to attain decision-making positions
Symbolic factors linked to traditional gender roles: decision-making seen as a male domain
Electoral institutions, laws and functioning: list system or majority systems, holding of several mandates, political parties as gate keepers, status of elected persons etc
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The EU has been an important actor in promoting equality between women and men, especially concerning employment
5 EU Member States have legal quotas /parity system (Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal and Slovenia)
In about 16 EU countries some political parties have voluntary quotas
Continued…
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EU level: no binding measures to ensure the equal representation of women and men within the EU institutions
Quotas for economic decision-making in Norway, Iceland, Spain (proposed in France)
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Activities within the EWL 50/50 Campaign (2008-2009)
More than 60 Campaign events in 22 countries! Petition, Facebook group, website, media work Gender audit of political parties in view of the
European elections
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Activities within the EWL 50/50 Campaign
More than 300 prominent women and men from all over Europe and all political affiliations support the Campaign: 14 EU commissioners, heads of state, ministers, members of parliaments, leaders of trade unions, writers, a Nobel Prize winner etc .
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2009 European Elections results (1)
Now 35% women in the EP → progress compared to about 30% at
the start of 2004-2009 legislative period In all Member States except 2, more women
in the EP than in national parliament
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European Elections results (2)
17 countries with more women than before 2 countries stay at same level and 7 have less
women MEPs than before 2 countries = less than 20% women European countries which have restrictive
policies in relation to abortion are below 30% of women
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Autumn 2009 Activities of the 50/50 Campaign
Lobbying focused on two key subjects
EU “top jobs” created by the Lisbon Treat•President of the European Council•Foreign Affairs Chief
College of Commissioners
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Demonstration for EU Top Jobs
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Women in « EU Top Jobs » - Results
One of three “top jobs” to a woman:Catherine Ashton as EU’s Foreign Affairs
Chief
Nine women Commissioners = 1/3 of College (no progress)
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Economic and Financial Decision-making• Women underrepresented in key positions and
decision-making• No woman head of a central bank in 2009 • Only 3% of the presidents of the largest publicly
quoted companies are womenQuotas have been successful in Norway
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Other Areas of Decision-making• Entrepreneurship and innovation
• Only 8.3% of patents awarded by the European Patent Office are awarded to women
• Science and research• 45% of PhD graduates in 2006 were women• Only 20% of grade A academic positions in 2007 held by
women• In 16 European countries, men occupy more than 90% of
university headships
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ConclusionA lot of work to be done to reach democracy!
Implement binding electoral measures to ensure 50/50 in 2014 European Parliamentary elections
Must ensure parity in Commission: nomination of one woman and man by each Member State in the future
Women specific measures and funds to enable and empower women to participate
Quotas in the economic sector