THE DEVIL HIDDEN IN THE DETAILS

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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 womens
  political participation
• What has worked, and how do we go from here?
• Geneva, November 2, 2009

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WHAT HAS CHANGED IN THIS REGION WITH REGARD
POLITICAL PARTICIPATION OF WOMEN?
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PRORGESS IN MOST POPULOUS UN ECE MEMBER
STATES1995 2009, SLOWER THAN IN UN ECE OR EU
PARLIAMENT
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KEEPING THIS PACE - WHEN WIIL WE REACH 30 or
even better 50?

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  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

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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

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FAST TRACK PACE IN SEE