International Women's Democracy Union
Acronym: IWDU
General Information
Identification Code: 048437652841-30
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Entity Form: International Political Organization for Women
Registration Category: Non-governmental organisations, platforms and networks and similar
Registration Date: 2/20/2024
EP Accredited Number: 0
Mission & Interests
Goals: IWDU is an association dedicated to the advancement of women and the promotion of important women-related issues inside the global centre-right party family. The association consists of female members of likeminded parties. IWDU provides female leaders with possibilities for networking, empowerment, enhanced visibility and encourage women to take political offices.
Interests Represented: Does not represent commercial interests
Interests:
- Culture
- Foreign affairs and security policy
- International co-operation and development
Levels of Interest:
- global
Activities
Main EU Legislative Proposals: 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: To pursue our policy-related goals, the IWDU will organize a delegation to Brussels on March 3-6, 2024, which will include planned meetings with E.U. dignitaries, including European Commissioner Dubravka Šuica, as well as members of the European Parliament such as Eva Maydell and Miriam Lexmann. This is the reason for this registration application.
Inter-institutional or Unofficial Groupings: Demographic challenges, family-work balance and youth transition,Anti-racism and diversity
Head Office
Address: Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1
Post Code: 80807
City: Munich
Country: GERMANY
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EU Office
Address: Mies-van-der-Rohe-Str. 1
Post Code: 80807
City: Munich
Country: GERMANY
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Financial Data
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Complementary Information: The IWDU receives funding from its parent organization, the International Democracy Union (IDU).
Membership Information
Members10 Percent: 0
Members25 Percent: 0
Members50 Percent: 0
Members75 Percent: 0
Members: 10
Members F T E: 10
Info Members: There are 10 IWDU board members. All of them are working on a voluntary, unpaid basis as they are all either elected official, party executives, or NGO professionals in their main full-time jobs.
This registration is being made ahead of an IWDU delegation to Brussels, in which more than 11 people might participate.
Structure
Structure Type: Structure
Is 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 Deputy Director of Communications. As parent organization to the IWDU, we are helping them register ahead of the delegation to Brussels.
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 Deputy Director of Communications. As parent organization to the IWDU, we are helping them register ahead of the delegation to Brussels.