21 Nov
Episode 008 – Rompuy, Ashton & Gender Politics
In this episode, three men sit around and talk about gender politics in the EU.
Joe Litobarski hosts this week, and he’s joined by Julien Frisch and Conor Slowey to talk about the appointment of Herman Van Rompuy as European Council President and Baroness Catherine Ashton as High Representative for foreign affairs.
Is the appointment of Baroness Ashton a good thing for women in EU politics? Or will it hurt the chances of the Gender Balanced Commission campaign to push for a more equal Commission? All these things and more in this week’s podcast.
Chasing Brussels 08 – Gender Politics
Posted by Conor on 21.11.09 at 11:24 pm
Listening back, I realise I forgot to mention the Irish Commissioner’s name – it’s Máire Geoghegan-Quinn.
Though the Gender Balanced Commission campaign’s goal has been reached, I’d still encourage you to sign the petition: the Commission won’t be confirmed until Parliament gives assent (it will vote at the end of January), and any reshuffling could reverse the progress on the gender balance, so it would be good to have the petition to point to as a continuing sign of support for gender equality in the Commission (and the EU generally).