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Brussels – LUDEN January 2013. Alliance of Women in Slovakia Kaťa Farkašová alianciazien@alianciazien.sk. Once upon a time. Election 2010. Prof. PhDr. Iveta Radičová PhD. Politologist, sociologist, NGO, social politics, MPSVaR, Roma situation, Oxford & Co 2009 for President 44 %
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Brussels – LUDENJanuary 2013 AllianceofWomen in Slovakia Kaťa Farkašová alianciazien@alianciazien.sk
Once upon a time.... Election 2010
Prof. PhDr. Iveta Radičová PhD. • Politologist, sociologist, NGO, social politics, MPSVaR, Roma situation, Oxford & Co • 2009 for President 44 % • SDKU - personal responsibility of citizens CONTRA State paternalism (SMER), Moskow • As no party member she occured on the election list of SDKÚ-DS and received at most prefferal votes.
Fall of the government in Oct. 2011, (vote for cofidence and mutual financial support of EU states, Greece)
Women in Parliament TODAY Election 2012 • Total registered candidates 2 967, 778 women = 26,2 %. • 200 hundred more women then in 2010 election • Elected 24 women out of 150 = 16%
Preferential VOTING • 59,1 % voters • v SDKÚ-DS L. Žitňanská (66,5 %) Minister of Justice moved in front of the party leader Dzurindu (17,5 %). • Europe – women ¼, • in Slovakia ženy – women 1/6
PREFERAL depends... In other parties: • SDKÚ-DS : 79 % of all voters of this party • OĽaNO (a new populistic party): 34 % • KDH: 21 %
WOMEN VOTE WOMEN • Menvotedwomen: 29 %, • Womenvotedwomen: 42 %. • Highereducation, biggercities, younger • Thefallofthe prime minister „Radičovej efekt“: • – lostof IR • – criticalopinionofwomen´sabilities • – lesspreferentilavoting (2010)
Regional • Number of women rises SLOWLY • 2001 – 51 women (12,7 % of local governments) • 2005 – 59 women (14,3 %) • 2009 – 63 women (15,4%). • In all elections 4 - 5 % lower then their % on the candidates lists = more harder work, less money, more women No mayor, no chief of a regional parliament, (no other positions looked at) OmbudsMAN,
ACTIONS TAKEN • NGO Forum of Women 2 000 • Campaign of NGO Option of Choice 2 002 • Feministic publishing house ASPEKT before election to EUP in 2004 – Women Experts • EWL50 /50 Campaign – No Democracy Without Gender Equality (ONLY 1 woman MP signed)
Legislative Actions Magical 30% every 3. candidate =a women, in 2002, recorded discussion 3 other atemps, no result preferential voting