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WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIA

WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIA. ARE WE REALLY JUMPING HIGH?. Daniela Bozhinova Zelenite Party Sept , 201 3. Athletics. The World record in women’s high jump has been held since 1987 by the Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova. Politics. In Bulgarian politics

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WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIA

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  1. WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIA ARE WE REALLY JUMPING HIGH? Daniela Bozhinova Zelenite Party Sept, 2013

  2. Athletics The World record in women’s high jump has been held since 1987 by the Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova

  3. Politics In Bulgarian politics women do not jump so high: 23% in parliament 25% local councilors 11% mayors

  4. BULGARIA no affirmative measures like gender quotas or other stimuli all on

  5. BULGARIA – Influential Women Mayor Y.Fandakova/UNESCO head I. BokovaR.Vassileva CNN, K.Georgieva Commissioner

  6. BULGARIAHighest ranking officials Prime minister Indjova, caretaker gov 1997 Speaker of Parliament Tzacheva 2009-2013 Vice-president M.Popova Brazilian president Dilma Ruseff?

  7. BGgender specifics Myth #1 - feminism is imposed from outside (was stigmatized) Myth #2 – socialism achieved gender equality. Myth #3 – labor has liberated Bulgarian women.

  8. BGgender policies before the changes state feminism (socialist doctrine) After 1989 state feminism continued due to EU legislation - europeanization of gender policy Financing only through EU funds, no national funds allocated

  9. Bulgarian women

  10. BG women

  11. BG women movement? NGOs? no grass roots movement NGO-ization of issues Focus on charity, trafficking Funds not available – “Insignificant” issues compared to Yugoslavia and other neighbors Good news – court cases against sexist advertisers!!! Academic reasearch substitutes real activism Women participating in power do not impact status of women in BG

  12. BG women and party politics One instance of voluntary adherence to a quota – NDSV – 2001-2005 – 27% women in parliament No quotas – considered unfair No incentives through public subsidies Parties stick to the approach of women fractions – opposite of gender mainstreaming approach

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