i think more details are in the same link like this-
Females in Front Within the coming year, persons for four top EU positions are to be selected. Selecting the right people to fill these positions will prove a politically sensitive task. A woman should be selected to fill at least one of the following positions: Once the Lisbon Treaty is ratified by all 27 Member States, two new permanent positions will be introduced: - A Council President (permanent President of the European Council) - A High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy After the elections to the European Parliament in June 2009, another two top positions will be opened up: - A President of the European Parliament - A Commission President The European Union is dominated by men: In the European Commission 67 % of the commissioners are men, 33 % are women. In the European Parliament 69 % of the MEP's are men, 31 % are women In the Committe of Regions 84 % of the members are men, 16 % are women In the Economic and Social Committee 77 % of the members are men, 23 % are women *Leading political positions in Member States are dominated by men:* Out of the Unions 27 Member States one Prime Minister is a women, 26 are men. Out the the Presidents of the Member States, two are women, 18 are men. Out of the governments of the 27 Member States 75% of senior ministers are men, 25% are women In the 27 Member States, only Finland has a majority of women ministers. Spain has the same number of men and women in government In the 27 Member States, only 15% of female ministers are in the economic field. 43% of female ministers are in the cultural or social field *National parliaments in Europe are dominated by men:* In the 27 Member States, four of the Parliament Presidents are women, 23 are men In the 27 Member States, 76 % of members of national parliaments are men, 24% are women Sweden has a leading position when it comes to gender equality in the national parliament, 47% of the members are women and 53% men *More information:* "Women and men in decision-making 2007 – analysis of the situation and trends": http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/publications/2008/ke8108186_en.pdf Database on women in decision-making: http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/women_men_stats/index_en.htm Commission's Roadmap for Equality between women and men (2006-2010) http://ec.europa.eu/employment_social/gender_equality/gender_mainstreaming/roadmap_en.html On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 8:53 AM, damodar prasad <[email protected]>wrote: > *Hi, > "If you wish to see at least one female appointed as leader of the European > Union, sign here."... apart from this, was there anything else that we > missed in this site. > > * > On Wed, Feb 18, 2009 at 12:00 AM, Maya <[email protected]> wrote: > >> http://www.femalesinfront.eu/default.asp?view=front&lang=gb >> >> -- >> Maya S. >> >> >> > > > > -- Maya S. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
