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International women's day - 05.03.2020
The EU’s Gender Equality Strategy must support efforts to empower local women leaders Ahead of the publication of the European Commission’s 2020-2024 Gender Equality Strategy, local representatives call on all the EU institutions to support efforts to increase the share of women in decision-making, particularly in local government.
“There are 1 million local and regional elected officials in Europe, but only about 30% of those are women”, said Silvia Baraldi, Municipal Councillor of Legnago (Italy) and Vice-President of CEMR’s Standing Committee for Equality. “Closing the gender gap locally can have huge leverage effects in terms of making our societies more democratic and inclusive at all levels.”
As detailed in CEMR’s study “Women in Politics: Local and ...
“There are 1 million local and regional elected officials in Europe, but only about 30% of those are women”, said Silvia Baraldi, Municipal Councillor of Legnago (Italy) and Vice-President of CEMR’s Standing Committee for Equality. “Closing the gender gap locally can have huge leverage effects in terms of making our societies more democratic and inclusive at all levels.”
As detailed in CEMR’s study “Women in Politics: Local and ...
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