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08 February 2010

Women’s Influence Grows in Bulgarian Public Life

SOFIA — Prime Minister Boiko M. Borisov of Bulgaria, a thick-necked former karate instructor, bodyguard and onetime fireman, may seem an unlikely feminist. But the former tough guy mayor of Sofia has in recent months promoted a legion of women, heralding what some are calling a sexual revolution in the politics of this abidingly macho Balkan country. read »

18 January 2010

European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion

The European Union is one of the richest areas in the world, but still 17% of EU citizens have such limited resources that they cannot afford the basics. read »

28 October 2009

Open letter to the EU Heads of State and Government ahead of the 29-30 October Brussels European Council, European Women's Lobby

Is democratic representation of both women and men too much to ask for in 21st Century Europe? read »

06 October 2009

Pernik District Court has Initiated over 200 Cases against Domestic Violence

Over 200 cases were initiated in the Pernik District Court under the Law for Protection against Domestic Violence since its entry into force in 2005 up to now. read »

08 September 2009

Prejudice - also a barrier for developing creativity and innovation?

Dress a baby in blue, and name it Adam. Then take the same baby, dress it in pink and name it Eve. Have the two play in turn in front of adults and record their impressions. In the first case it will be found ‘bouncy’ and ‘lively’, in the second ‘charming’ and ‘feminine’. Any number of such experiments have been carried out, and in their different ways they all come to the same conclusions: that our expectations and what we imagine about a child are very much oriented, right from its birth, by its gender. read »

18 June 2009

13 Women against an advertisement of anise aperitif

According to the claimants, this advertisement discriminate them as women “deeply and lastingly, in all its forms and appearance”. read »