Article | May 17, 2012 - 3:14pm
The fulfilled promise of Hollande for a gender-balanced cabinet with 17 women out of 34 ministers inspired AFP to analyse the ratio between men and women also in the governments of other European states.
Blog entry | March 8, 2012 - 12:23am
Mary Kini, Angela Apa and Agnes Sil belong to three warring tribes in the mountains of Papua New Guinea. Tribal laws prohibited them from any interaction with one another. But after years of intertribal violence in their district, they flaunted social taboos and schemed, in secret, to bring peace to their communities.
Blog entry | March 7, 2012 - 6:24pm
This International Women’s Day, I join women around the globe in solidarity for human rights, dignity and equality. This sense of mission drives me and millions of people around the world to pursue justice and inclusion.
Article | March 7, 2012 - 6:11pm
As we commemorate International Women’s Day, 8 March 2012, gender equality and the empowerment of women are gaining ground worldwide. There are more women heads of state or government than ever, and the highest proportion of women serving as government ministers....
Blog entry | March 7, 2012 - 5:52pm
Today (8 March 2012), we celebrate International Women's Day. This day marks the economic, political and social achievements of women across the world.
Blog entry | March 7, 2012 - 3:33pm
Last week British comedian Rowan Atkinson, best known in Europe for his role as Mr Bean, defended the BBC’s sacking of television presenter Miriam O’Reilly. Her discrimination claim against the Corporation, that older women were getting excluded “from the creative process”; his counterclaim, that creative industries...
Article | March 5, 2012 - 3:47pm
A European Commission report published on 5 March shows that there has been little progress made toward increasing the number of women on company boards. Just one in seven board members in at Europe’s top firms is a woman (13.7%). Though it is a slight improvement from 11.8% in 2010, at this rate it would take more than 40 years to reach...
Blog entry | February 8, 2012 - 5:40pm
MUNICH – Would the world be more peaceful if women were in charge? A challenging new book by the Harvard University psychologist Steven Pinker says that the answer is 'Yes'.
Article | February 1, 2012 - 1:28pm
Female genital mutilation and violence against women remain widespread issues in Europe that the EU must address quickly, according to Amnesty International and the European Women's Lobby.
Article | December 16, 2011 - 11:28am
The first results of the EU's Gender Action Plan were presented and show that it is already helping to improve the EU's work on closing the gender gap.
Article | December 15, 2011 - 12:22pm
393 MEPs of diverse political and geographical backgrounds have signed the Written Declaration 39/11 in support of an International Day of the Girl.
Article | December 6, 2011 - 11:11am
The Civil Liberties and Women's Rights Committees of the European Parliament have endorsed a European Protection Order rules granting protection to crime victims throughout the EU.
