Women in government

Nongovernmental organizations and activists struggling for equal representation of women in politics and social life have criticized the low number of women on political parties' parliamentary candidate lists, describing it as "dishonorable."

The findings of a study on "Violence against women in politics", conducted by UNDP in cooperation with Albania's Ombudsman and Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination, were published on Wednesday at a roundtable held in the Albanian parliament.

Over the past year, the world has experienced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has affected every aspect of our lives. At the same time, we still need to tackle age-old, persistent problems of inequalities, discrimination and exclusion that have not yet been resolved.

Romania has managed, in a single year, the most brutal international demotion, from the 102th place in the world, to the 175th place for women's representation in Government, said on Thursday, INACO (Initiative for Competitiveness) in a press release sent to AGERPRES.

In an interview with the BBC's Hardtalk program aired on Thursday, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis declared that he wanted to see more women in politics and that the small proportion of women in his cabinet - only two out of 22 male ministers - was because Greek women were "hesitant" to join the government.

Turkey?s leading women in politics and the economy have met for the ?Single Voice for Women? event in Istanbul, stressing the importance of gender equality for the development of democracy and economy.

Women MPs from region work together for more equality

BELGRADE -- Women parliament members from 12 countries of Southeastern Europe signed at the Serbian parliament on Tuesday a memorandum of cooperation.

The document is meant to bring more gender equality in those countries, head of the Women's Parliamentary Network in the Serbian assembly Marija Obradovic has said.

Three MPs representing three major political parties in Albania are calling for the introduction of gender quotas for the next mayoral and local council elections.