EUROPEAN POLITICAL INSTITUTE FOR WOMEN*S EDUCATION
"Institut Politique Européen de Formation des Femmes"

updated: august 2005

 

Moving towards a equal Republic.

     "By and large, women still remain virtually absent in French political life, with less than 6% holding deputy and mayoral positions.  But in Norway and Sweden, the numbers approach 45%.

     Of course, the idea of equality is progressing.  Certain parties have adopted that theme during political elections, but it*s still considered more of a novelty.  Too many politicians challenge it even though the public wants to see more women in politics.

     Left to carry on by themselves, women hesitate to tread on unfamiliar territory....politics.  To help them to take first decisive step and encourage them to persevere in their struggle for a more modern democracy, I created the IPEFF.
 
     A center for education that teaches the functions of political systems and decision-making and at the same time, women*s history-this is the function of IPEFF.

Yvette ROUDY
Former Minister, Founder
 

OBJECTIVES

A center for learning whose main function is to prepare women to assume their role as citizens:
* knowing and understanding French, European, and International institutions and how they operate
* training in the field of public service
   -to have access to local, regional, and European positions
   -to affirm her ideas and assume her elective function****

MEANS

Bi-monthly conferences:
-women*s work
-national and international institutions
-society*s evolution (****, racism, the media)
-public opinion of upcoming elections
Training in public-speaking
Preparing for elections
European colloquia:
In 1995, subjects ranged from professional equality to perspectives on bioethics to several other themes.