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an independent NGO promoting: social justice, gender equality and human rights through research, education, legislative changes, advocacy programs
an independent NGO promoting: social justice, gender equality and human rights through research, education, legislative changes, advocacy programs
05 March 2008
Recently, a EP-sponsored conference on the role of women in decision-taking, took place in Sofia. Presently, a mere 23% of MPs are women, which is even 5% down from their number in the previous 39th Parliament, Iliana Stoicheva from the Gender Research Foundation in Bulgaria, told BNR. The number of women in decision-taking posts in local government is still smaller. A sheer 10% of all mayors, elected in the last 28 October local government elections, are women. This has been no departure from traditional trends in Bulgaria, commented Iliana Stoicheva.
2006 Annual report of Social Watch in Sofia26 March 2006
DEVELOPMENT AND EQUITY ARE NOT TIED EXCLUSIVELY TO INCOME
Report Highlights Gender Equality Problems in Eastern Europe16 May 2005
Despite laws guaranteeing equal opportunities for women, in line with EU standards and norms, implementation in nine Central and Eastern European countries - including six current EU members as well as candidate countries Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey - remains sluggish, a new report finds. Women in the region continue to face widespread and increasing disparities in employment opportunities, wages and political representation.