EU Member States are committed to promoting the equal participation of
women and men in decision making at all levels and in all fields by the
European Pact for Gender Equality (2011-2020). However, women remain
significantly underrepresented in local decision-making bodies across the
EU. The latest
Gender Equality Index
from the European Institute for Gender Equality (EIGE) shows that the EU
still has a way to go to reach gender equality in all areas. According to
CEMR's 2019 study on
Women in politics: local and European trends
, only a third of political decision-makers in Europe and around 15% of
mayors are women. The top f ive EU countries in terms of most women as
local councillors are Sweden, France, Finland, Norway and Belgium.
In April 2019, the
European Committee of the Regions (CoR) published its strategy for a
gender balance
among its members. Following this first step, on the occasion of
International Women's Day and the 25th anniversary of the Beijing
Declaration and the Platform for Action, the CoR would like to invite young
elected politicians to express their views and recommendations on how to
ensure equal participation in politics and decision making in all areas of
life.
Are you committed to ensuring gender equality in your region or city? What
is your constituency doing to advance gender equality? What results have
been achieved?
The CoR would like to hear of your experience, the solutions you have
implemented and your recommendations on measures that should be put in
place to eliminate individual, organisational and social obstacles that
dissuade women from entering politics.
Programme of the event
This event has been cancelled due to the covid-19 situation.