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Women’s right to political participation in the context of CEDAW Presented by: H.E Hou Samith, Secretary General of Cambodian National Council for Women (CNCW) 25-27 October 2011 Miriam College, Philippines. Contents. 1-Cambodia and CEDAW/OP-CEDAW

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  1. Women’s right to political participation in the context of CEDAWPresented by: H.E Hou Samith, Secretary General of Cambodian National Council for Women (CNCW) 25-27 October 2011Miriam College, Philippines

  2. Contents 1-Cambodia and CEDAW/OP-CEDAW 2-Laws/Policies/PM’s Recommendations support CEDAW 3-Achievements from CEDAW Implementation 4-Challenges

  3. 1-Cambodia and CEDAW/OP-CEDAW • CEDAW: • Cambodia ratified CEDAW on 15 October 1992 without reservations. • Royal Government of Cambodia (RGC) submitted its 1st,2nd, and 3rd report to UN CEDAW Committee on 30 January 2004 • RGC submitted 4th and 5th report to UN CEDAW Committee in 2009. • OP-CEDAW: • Cambodia ratified OP-CEDAW on 13 October 2010

  4. 2-Laws/Policies/PM’s Recommendations support CEDAW • Law: • Article 35 of the constitution states, “Khmer citizens of either sex shall be given the rights to participate actively in the politic, economic, social and cultural life of the nation.” • Policies: • The commitment to increase the role of women in governance is reflected in a number of key policy documents: -The National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2006-2010

  5. 2-Laws/Policies/PM’s Recommendations support CEDAW (Con’t) -Rectangular Strategy : for Growth, Employment Equity, and Efficiency . -Neary Ratanak III -The Cambodian Millennium Development Goals (CMDGs) -The Governance Action Plan II (GAPII) -JMIs between RGC and development partners -the Decentralization and Deconcentration Strategic Framework

  6. 2-Laws/Policies/PM’s Recommendations support CEDAW (Con’t) • PM’ s Recommendations: • The Annual Review Meeting of CNCW February 2008, the Prime Minister requested the State Secretariat of Civil Service (SSCS) to work with all line ministries to introduce a quota for women for all new recruits in the civil service.

  7. 3-Achievements from CEDAW Implementation Women in the legislative branch, 1993-2010

  8. 3-Achievements from CEDAW Implementation (Con’t) Women in the executive body in the Fourth Legislature Source: State Secretariat of the Civil Service (SSCS) data.

  9. 3-Achievements from CEDAW Implementation (Con’t) Women elected as commune/sangkat councilors, 2002 and 2007 Source: NEC data

  10. 3-Achievements from CEDAW Implementation (Con’t) Women civil servants, 2006-2009 Source: SSCS data.

  11. 3-Achievements from CEDAW Implementation (Con’t Women civil servants in city and district/khan offices and equivalent, 2008 and 2009 Source: SSCS data.

  12. 3-Achievements from CEDAW Implementation (Con’t Women in the judiciary, 2006-2009 Source: SSCS data.

  13. 4- Challenges Obstacles and opportunities to increase the voice of women in policy formulation and decision making processes 1-Social and traditional norms are a major barrier to entering politics. -Few women aspire to participating in decision making, and those that do face challenges in translating these aspirations into tangible action. -Even when women choose to enter public decision making, they are unlikely to be preferentially nominated or chosen for positions.

  14. 4- Challenges ( Con’t) 2- Education, especially upper secondary school and tertiary education, is accessed less by girls/ women. 3-Workplace culture and policy barriers continue to be a constraint to increasing the role of women in leadership (Once women are appointed or elected they face institutional barriers that are only beginning to be addressed).

  15. 4- Challenges ( Con’t) 4-Understanding of temporary special measures to reduce existing inequalities is only just developing.

  16. Thank you !

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