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THE DEVIL HIDDEN IN THE DETAILS. SONJA LOKAR CEE Network for Gder Issues Executive Director GTF Chair Europe and CIS Beijing + 15 Review UDP Pannel Discussion: Enhansing women’s political participation What has worked, and how do we go from here? Geneva, November 2, 2009.
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THE DEVIL HIDDEN IN THE DETAILS SONJA LOKAR CEE Network for Gder Issues Executive Director GTF Chair Europe and CIS Beijing + 15 Review UDP Pannel Discussion: Enhansing women’s political participation What has worked, and how do we go from here? Geneva, November 2, 2009
WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THIS REGION WITH REGARD POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN?
PRORGESS IN MOST POPULOUS UN ECE MEMBER STATES1995 – 2009, SLOWER THAN IN UN ECE OR EU PARLIAMENT
KEEPING THIS PACE - WHEN WIIL WE REACH 30% or even better 50%? 30% - 50% • WORLD WIDE AVERAGE 28 -79 YEARS • UN ECE REGION AWERAGE 18-60 YEARS • EU PARLAIMENT WOULD REACH 50-50 IN 15 YEARS • AWERAGE 27 NATIONAL PARLAMENTS IN EU 11- 50 YEARS • USA CONGRESS 38 -79 YEARS • PARLAMENT IN RUSSIA 76-175 YEARS
INCREMENTAL OR FAST TRACK? INCREMENTAL WAY 1995 2000 2005 2009 DANMARK 33.0 37.4 36.9 38.0 POLAND 13.0 13.0 20.4 20.2 UKRAINE 3.8 7.8 5.3 8.2 FAST TRACK WAY SPAIN 24.7 28.3 36.0 36.3 TUKEY 2.4 4.2 4.4 9.1 RWANDA 17.1 48.8 56.3