Women in local and regional government
At a Glance
07-03-2019
Local and regional institutions are vital for women's empowerment, being both the level of governance responsible for service delivery and a potential stepping-stone to a public office career at national and European level. Nevertheless, data show that it is not always easy for women to participate in local or regional government structures. The European Union has been a staunch advocate of women's participation in decision-making at all levels of governance.
At a Glance
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- BUSINESS AND COMPETITION
- decision-making
- demography and population
- economic analysis
- ECONOMICS
- EU institutions and European civil service
- EU statistics
- European Institute for Gender Equality
- EUROPEAN UNION
- executive power and public service
- gender mainstreaming
- LAW
- local government
- management
- political representation
- POLITICS
- politics and public safety
- position of women
- regional government
- rights and freedoms
- sexual discrimination
- social affairs
- SOCIAL QUESTIONS
- woman