Women’s Leadership and Political Participation–A Road to Equality”–Panel discussion in FYR Macedonia

“Women’s Leadership and Political Participation – A Road to Equality” panel brought together over 400 participants, including women parliamentarians, high-level government officials, academia, students, civil society representatives, the Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the former Yugoslav Republic (FYR) of Macedonia, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sweden, to discuss the opportunities and challenges in women’s leadership and political participation. Organized by UN Women, the Embassy of Sweden in FYR Macedonia and the Faculty of Law “Iustinianus Primus” – Skopje on 9 October 2017, the event falls under the framework of the UN Women initiative “Not Only March 8th,” which makes a point that gender related issues should not be in the limelight only once in the year.