International Women's Democracy Union

EU Legislative Interests

The IWDU is mainly concerned with the EU Commission's Gender Equality Strategy 2020-2025, as well as with the following E.U. Commission proposals and policies: -Push for the adoption of the 2012 proposal for a Directive on improving the gender balance on corporate boards, which set the aim of a minimum of 40% of non-executive members of the under-represented sex on company boards; -Promote the participation of women as voters and candidates in the 2024 European Parliament elections; -Promote EU Platform of Diversity Charters in all sectors; -Reach gender parity (50%) at all levels of Commission's management by the end of 2024 and increase efforts towards reaching a larger share of female managers in EU agencies.

Communication Activities

The IWDU sometimes organizes delegation of female parliamentarians in Brussels for meetings with MEPs and European functionaries.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

The IWDU is a member organization of the International Democracy Union (IDU), a global alliance of centre-right political parties. Link - https://www.idu.org/ I, the person who is completing this form, work for the IDU as Director of Communications. As parent organization to the IWDU, we are helping them with maintaining the registration updated.

Organisation Members

The IWDU is a member organization of the International Democracy Union (IDU), a global alliance of centre-right political parties. Link - https://www.idu.org/ I, the person who is completing this form, work for the IDU as Director of Communications. As parent organization to the IWDU, we are helping them with maintaining the registration updated.

Additional Information

The IWDU receives funding from its parent organization, the International Democracy Union (IDU).