Margot Wallstrom: political elite is a male cartel...

Record Europe: Margot Wallstrom

07/06/2008
Vice-President of the European Commission Margot Wallstrom
tells Shirin why she thinks the EU political elite is a male cartel and calls on the European Union to appoint a woman...

Souce BBC:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/bbc_parliament/7440768.stm

Margot Wallström's Blog 28 05 2008:
http://blogs.ec.europa.eu/wallstrom/a-call-for-action/

Campaign "Females in Front"

250 million women in the EU. Not a single one good enough?

Brussels, 04/06/2008 and 15/06/2008


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During the coming 12 months, four politicians will be appointed as leaders of the European Union. For fifty years now, the picture of European political leadership has remained the same. It is time for a change. International top posts should always go to the most competent candidate. There are 250 million women in Europe; it should not be too hard to find qualified candidates among all these.

If you wish to see at least one female appointed as leader of the European Union, sign the form in "Females in Front Website" .

On 15/06/2008 more than 12 000 people have firmed the petition online...

==Location==
Internet,Cyberspace, the World ...

Website "Females in Front Website" EN] DK SE EN FR PL DE ES HU SK RO

==Description==
"In all its activities, the European Union shall aim to eliminate inequalities and to promote equality, between men and women" says the Lisbon Treaty. The Treaty of Lisbon introduces the principle of participatory democracy with a "citizen's initiative" which requires the signatures from a minimum of 1 million EU citizens from a significant number of Member States. With 1 million signatures, we can ask the Commission to take action to secure that the Union fulfils the Treaty's goal of gender equality, starting with the upcoming nominations.