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Kvindelig Fremskridtsforening (Women's Progress Association) (1885–1893), focus on women's voting rights; Kvindelige Kunstneres Samfund (Society of Female Artists), founded 1916; Kvindelig Læseforening (Women Readers' Association), 1872–1945; Kvinderådet (The Women's Council in Denmark), Danish arm of the International Council of Women
The European Women's Lobby was created in response to a growing awareness of the need to defend women's interests at the European level. European women's organizations had conferences as early as 1982 to create a structure of cooperation within the European Economic Community. Among the leading figures were Fausta Deshormes, Hilde Albertini ...
During the early years of public administration, textbooks and curriculum largely overlooked minorities and dismissed contributions that reflected women's experience. The later 1900s brought heightened sensitivity of these issues to the forefront, with shifts in public opinion producing the Civil Rights Act, equal opportunity initiatives, and job protection laws.
That system was not conducive to women's advancement in public office because it promoted contestation between competing parties and rival candidates within the same party, [178] but overall, the new electoral system was introduced to reduce the excessive role of money and corruption in elections, which ultimately helped women who were running ...
They were able to meet with state officials in order to have a say in community events. Until the right to vote was granted, these women's clubs were the best outlet for women to be heard and taken seriously. Women's clubs spread very rapidly after 1890, taking up some of the slack left by the decline of the WCTU and the temperance movement ...
This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Europe and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.
The top woman-led company on the list meets at the intersection of those two trends. The French energy company Engie, led by CEO Catherine MacGregor, is ranked No. 18. with $109 billion in revenue.
The following is a list of professional bodies in the United Kingdom.Membership of a professional body does not necessarily mean that a person possesses qualifications in the subject area, nor that they are legally able to practice their profession.