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European Parliament elects new vice-president, backs proxy voting around childbirth
MEPs on Thursday elected Tilly Metz as a Parliament Vice-President and endorsed changes to the statute governing MEPs’ work that would let them delegate their votes before and after childbirth.…
Auditors say EU budget failing to deliver on gender equality
The European Union lacks specific budget tools to ensure its spending advances gender equality and should make more use of data broken…
Poland, Hungary push against “gender equality” at EU social summit
Lobbying by Poland and Hungary has led to the removal of the phrase "gender equality" from a draft declaration on advancing social…
European Parliament strives to be frontrunner on gender equality
Parliament leadership adopts roadmap to achieve gender equality in political processes and its administration. 50% women in middle and senior manager positions…
Malta: Gender equality in parliament should not be a two-party affair – PN MP
A gender equality mechanism for parliament should not be restricted to only allow candidates from the two major political parties to be…
European Parliament launches its first European Gender Equality Week
At the initiative of the Women’s Rights Committee, the European Parliament is holding its first ever European Gender Equality Week from 26…
Australia: Company boards reach 30% women target without quotas
For months Australian politics has been engulfed by allegations of a culture of sexism, which prompted at least one female MP to…