Essays about: "Maria Skalin"

Found 1 essay containing the words Maria Skalin.

  1. 1. A Gendered Division of Labour - Women’s Representation in the European Parliament Committees

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

    Author : Maria Skalin; [2011-01-07]
    Keywords : European Parliament; social representation; committees; women’s political representation; the politics of presence; gender divisions; Member of the European Parliament MEP ; political group; gender balance; gender composition; member states; socio-cultural differences; gender egalitarian attitudes.;

    Abstract : The powers and influence of the European Parliament (EP) and its committees have grown, mainly by the extension of the co-decision procedure through the Lisbon Treaty, and the increase in number of decisions and policy areas handled by the Parliament. It is in the parliamentary committees – whose political composition reflects that of the Parliament as a whole - that most of the work, deliberation and informal decision-making of the EP take place. READ MORE