Biography

Anna KARAMANOU

Former MEP, Chairperson of the European Parliament FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality

CV Short

Member of the European Parliament (1997-2004), elected member of the Bureau of the S&D Group, Chairperson of the FEMM Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (2002-2004).

Gender justice, democracy, human rights, European integration, international politics & history, life-long learning, active citizenship, conflict resolution, peace & good neighbour relations have been at the centre of Anna’s interests.

An activist for women’s rights and a trade-unionist in Greek Telecommunications OTE (1974-1991), where she worked for 23 years. Has also served as a member of the Women’s Committee of the Greek Confederation of Labour (GSEE) and member of the Women’s Committee of the European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC).

National expert in two European networks on gender equality issues: 1) “Diversification of Educational and Vocational choices of women”, 1982-1989, 2) “Women in decision-making”, 1992-1996.

The project leader of “Training Women in New Technologies”, Syros island, 1992-1996.

The State General Secretary for Equality (1996-97). Member of the Association of Women Scientists and the National Council of Greek Women, elected Chairperson of PASOK Women (1994-2004), Vice-President of the Socialist International of Women (1996-2004), elected vice-president of PES Women (1999-2015). Member of the Greek Association of Political Science, 2016-

Awarded the prize of “Peace and Friendship A. IPEKCI”, for contributing to the Greek-Turkish rapprochement, 1999. Many awards for activism and political interventions on women’s rights and gender equality.

Education: 1) American Field Service International Scholarship, AFS, 1965-1966, Hogan High School, Vallejo California. 2) National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, graduate of: a) School of Philosophy-Greek & English Studies, 1974-1978 (scholarship) b) European and International Studies, Master’s Degree (honours-2006), c) Political Science & Public Administration, Ph.D (honours-2014) d) Accredited ICF Leadership Coach (2019).

PUB LICATIONS:

The Greek Women in Education and Employment, edit. OAED, Athens, 1984
Social Security and Gender Equality, edit. S&D Group of the European Parliament, Athens 2002
“The Changing Role of Women in Greece”, Greece in the Twentieth Century, edit. ELIAMEP, Frank Cass, London Portland, 2003
“The Gender Dimension in International Politics”, International and European Politics, journal, 4^th issue, April 2007, Athens
“What kind of Europe do we want? From EMU to Political Integration” Civil Society journal, Issue 14, September 2008, Athens
“The European Orientation of Turkey and its Impact on the Position of Women: From Kemalist Modernization to Political Islam”, in Gender Equality Policies-European Framework and National Practices, Panteion University,ed. Maria Stratigaki, Gutenberg, Athens, 2008
“Multiculturalism, Human Rights and Gender Equality”, in,Cross-Cultural Dialogue in EU, after the Lisbon Treaty, Indictos Publications, Athens, 2011
Europe and Women’s Rights: the Europeanization in Greece and Turkey- A comparative analysis, Papazissis publishers (700 pages), 2015
200 Years or Greece. The peaceful uprising of female sapiens, 1821-2021, 2021, Armos Books, Academy of Athens Award (Dec. 2022)
100 Years of Turkey, 1923-2023: Nationalism, Feminism, Europeanism & Political Islam. From Osman to Kemal and Erdogan, Armos Books, 2023
Many articles and interviews in Greek and European newspapers & journals, as well as many essays and papers prepared for lectures, meetings and conferences, among others, at the universities: Athens, National & Kapodistrian University, Athens Panteion, Aristotelian University of Thessaloniki, USA: Harvard, Boston, South-Eastern, and Georgetown universities. Turkey: Bilgi University. University of Eastern Mediterranean Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi, University of Cyprus. Currently, lectures at Theocharakis Foundation and at National Council of Greek Women

Born May 3, 1947