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List of female members of the European Parliament for Croatia

List of female members of the European Parliament for Croatia

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This is a list of women who are or have been members of the European Parliament for Croatia.

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In 2013, when Croatia first elected MEPs, 6 of the 12 elected were women.[1]

In November 2018, Biljana Borzan was appointed as the European Parliament's rapporteur on women rights in the Western Balkans[2][3] in order to help women in Croatia.[4]

At the 2019 European Parliament election, Europe overall was said to have poor gender representation of MEPs elected,[5] in Croatia 6 of the 12 MEPs elected were women.[6][7]

President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen appointed three women from Balkan countries to her commission as part of scheme to promote women, one of which was Dubravka Suica, to serve as the vice-president for Democracy and Demography.[8]

Croatia uses gender quotas in their elections to the European Parliament, and have been praised for their gender representation among elected politicians.[9]

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  2. "Croatian MEP Appointed Rapporteur on Women's Rights in Western Balkans". www.total-croatia-news.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
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  4. "Borzan appointed EP West Balkans women's rights rapporteur". N1 HR (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  5. "EU closes in on target for gender parity in the European Parliament". European Data Journalism Network. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
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  9. "Is Europe still a man's world?". EUobserver. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  10. "Home | Biljana BORZAN | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  11. "9. parlamentarni saziv | Dubravka ŠUICA | Zastupnici | Europski parlament". www.europarl.europa.eu (in Croatian). Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  12. "Home | Ruža TOMAŠIĆ | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  13. "Home | Željana ZOVKO | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  14. Morgan, Sam (2019-05-31). "Post-Brexit Parliament: Winners and losers". www.euractiv.com. Retrieved 2020-01-08.
  15. "Home | Sunčana GLAVAK | MEPs | European Parliament". www.europarl.europa.eu. Retrieved 2020-01-08.



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