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POLICY PAPER | Shifting the gender quota debate from underrepresentation of women to overrepresentation of men within diplomacy

February 14, 2023

Ivana Uličná writes about the fact that even though some progress has been made towards gender equality in diplomacy, women remain underrepresented in ambassadorial positions worldwide. Quotas have been effective in boosting nominal representation of women but critiques focused on quotas being tokenistic and harming meritocracy place a double burden on women. However, even the current system is not meritocratic, as men benefit from a historical advantage and assumed competence, while women must justify their presence, prove their worth and disprove gender stereotypes.

URBACT: Cities for all: what does a gender perspective bring?

December 14, 2022

Our research associate Katarína Svitková wrote an article for URBACT. In the text, she outlines where gender is an issue in urban planning and management and how this perspective can help build better cities for life.

INVITATION: EU± // Germany's position on the Russian war in Ukraine

May 04, 2022

We would like to invite you to the next debate in the EU± series, this time on the topic "Germany's position on the Russian war in Ukraine". How does German aid to Ukraine compare to other allies? What is the content of the German Zeitenwende? How will the change in Germany's approach to foreign policy translate into European foreign and security policy? Can Germany be expected to lead on security issues as it does in economy?

INVITATION: EU± // Digital Agenda for Europe

May 25, 2022

We would like to invite you to the next debate in the EU± series, this time on the topic of "The European Digital Agenda". How to reconcile consumer protection and support for the development of the digital economy? Is the European Union ready for the digital age? And what impact will the newly adopted Digital Services and Markets Acts have on our digital future? To what extent will the digital economy be part of the Czech EU Presidency? Which specific legislative proposals will the Czech Republic be responsible for and what effect should these proposals have in the future?

EU± Italian elections - tragedy or promise for the future?

October 11, 2022

We would like to invite you to a debate in the EU± series, this time on the topic "The Italian elections - a tragedy or a promise for the future?" The debate will take place on 11 October 2022, 16:00 - 17:15 via Facebook Live.

EU MONITOR: The European Union’s Position Toward Ukraine’s EU Membership

May 25, 2022

Jakub Ferenčík wrote the EU Monitor on "The EU's stance on Ukraine's EU membership", where he discusses Ukraine's potential membership in the EU. Ferenčík also discusses the process of transitioning to EU membership and compares it to a similar process faced by some other countries, notably Serbia. In his work, the author discusses some of the factors of the transition process, from subscribing to EU values such as "human dignity, freedom and equality" to creating an area of "prosperity and neighbourhood".

INVITATION: Civic education in Czech schools - a priority for all or a "Cinderella" in school timetables?

September 30, 2021

Citizens today live in constantly and rapidly changing social and political conditions and face increasing threats to fundamental values such as peace, freedom, equality and human rights. The impact of civic education and how it is conceived in Czech schools will be the topic of the next Café Evropa debate.

INVITATION: Untapped Potential of Women to Strengthen EU Foreign Policy

July 19, 2021

We would like to invite you to an event organized by the GLOBSEC think-tank, which our Research Fellow Danielle Piatkiewicz is a guest of. It will take place in English online on Monday, July 19 at 2 pm.

INVITATION: Café Evropa Online: Women in the 21st Century - Why do inequalities persist despite the "century of opportunities"?

March 08, 2021

We invite you to another debate within the Café Evropa format on Women in the 21st century - why do inequalities persist despite the "century of opportunities"? The debate is organized by the European Commission Representation in the Czech Republic and the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in cooperation with Eurocentrum Prague. The media partner of the debate is Deník.cz. The debate will take place online on March 8 on our Facebook.

INVITATION: Café Evropa Online: The European strategy for LGBTI+ citizens' equality - will discrimination be reduced in all EU countries?

February 09, 2021

We invite you to another debate in the Café Evropa format on the European strategy for LGBTI+ citizens' equality - will discrimination be reduced in all EU countries? The debate is organized by the European Commission in the Czech Republic and the EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in cooperation with Eurocentrum Prague. The media partner of the debate is Deník.cz. The debate will take place online on Tuesday, February 9 on our Facebook.