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More Women in European politics – More Women in 2014
Best Practice
Promoter Information:
Name: KMOP - Social Action and Innovation Centre
Email: socialnet@kmop.org
Website: https://www.kmop.gr/
Abstract:
With funding from the “Fundamental Rights and Citizenship” programme of the European Commission, KMOP implemented a project in the domain of political power, aimed to promote and support women in decision-making positions in Greece at European, national, and local level. The project focused on reaching political parties, as well as women’s organizations and the public, and consisted of the following: Analysis of the situation of gender balances representation in political decision-making in Greece (including a web survey); a training program to support women candidates in elections; and awareness-raising activities. Two transnational workshops were held and a two-days training program for 17 women candidates and potential candidates were organized. The awareness-raising activities included setting up of a website, a Facebook-page, press releases, a radio-campaign and printing information material to disseminate prior to the elections. Events were also organized on several occasions throughout the project and workshops were held to discuss the topic and provide an opportunity for women from different sectors to network. Conclusions drawn from the project that further could support women in decision-making positions included: Coordinated efforts to increase the number of women in politics; actual support of women who want to be actively involved in politics (services to help them to better reconcile family life, politics and professional life); concrete support from political parties; strengthened solidarity among women; efforts to address and prevent gender stereotypes, to create a new image of women in politics and to provide better education free from stereotypes for children at an early age.
Keywords:
political parties, training, awareness-raising, gender balance, political representation
Dates:
Jan. 11, 2012 - Jan. 11, 2014
Source Specificity:
Initiative/Practice/Project/Programme/Case Studies
Website:
https://www.kmop.gr/projects-vf/more-women-in-politics/
Power Domains:
Political
Methods Tools:
Competence development, Awareness-raising, Monitoring
Country:
GR
City:
unspecified
Implementation Scale:
national
Language:
English
Other Links:
https://www.kmop.gr/projects-vf/more-women-in-politics/ https://charter-equality.eu/exemple-de-bonnes-pratiques/women-in-political-decision-making-positions-greece.html
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