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Women in politics - 12.02.2020
How can we overcome the gender gap? Share your ideas with us on 5 March Statistics about the participation of elected women in decision making across Europe are not comforting. In 2019, only 31% of the Parliaments members in the EU countries were women. Moreover, women counted only for 15% of mayors and 29% of local councillors. This negative trend undermines the potential benefits that would come from a more equal sharing of power between women and men.
In the framework of the International Women's Day, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) are organising the event "Women in politics: overcoming the gender gap" that will take place on 5 March at the European Committee of the Regions.
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In the framework of the International Women's Day, the European Committee of the Regions (CoR) and the Council of European Municipalities and Regions (CEMR) are organising the event "Women in politics: overcoming the gender gap" that will take place on 5 March at the European Committee of the Regions.
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