International Women's Day - Empowering Women in Politics, Brussels

Altiero Spinelli-gebouw (ASP) in Brussel
© Kevin Bergenhenegouwen
date March 7, 2017 13:30
city Brussels, Belgium
location Altiero Spinelli building (ASP) i Show location
attending (Mairead) McGUINNESS, (Dimitrios) Papadimoulis i, (Angelika) Mlinar i et al.
organisation European Parliamentary Research Service (EPRS)

As part of the European Parliament’s activities to mark International Women’s Day, DG EPRS and DG Communication are organising a joint roundtable event which will focus on empowering women in politics, with contributions on the current gender balance in the European Parliament, how media coverage impacted on women candidates standing in the last European elections and concrete steps to improve electoral success for women and reach out to new generations of women hoping to stand for office.

Speakers:

  • Mairead McGUINNESS, Vice-President of the European Parliament;
  • Dimitrios PAPADIMOULIS, Vice-President of the European Parliament;
  • Angelika MLINAR, Member of the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality;
  • Susan BANDUCCI, Professor, University of Exeter;
  • Maarja LÜHISTE, Lecturer, Newcastle University;
  • Laura SUDULICH, Senior Lecturer, Kent University.

Location: Library Reading Room - Altiero Spinelli Building - ASP 05D

Last updated: 02-03-2017


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