Commissioner: Third of candidates should be women
The Commissioner for the Protection of Equality Nevena Petrušić says women should account for a third of candidates on lists for early parliamentary elections.
Wednesday, 05.02.2014.
12:36
Commissioner: Third of candidates should be women
Thanks to amendments to the law on the election of MPs, women account for 30 percent of MPs in the Serbian parliament, she said, adding that the percentage ensures that they have an impact on the legislative power.At one point, women constituted 24 percent of ministers in the outgoing government, but the figure dropped after the government reshuffle, she noted.
Petrušić voiced confidence that the law will be adhered to, and that after the elections set for March 16, women will again account for 30 percent of MPs in the National Assembly, and near that number in the government and other state bodies.
"I hope that the make-up of the government will show that Serbia is committed to the idea of gender equality, and that authorities do understand that for the development of democracy and society, it is no good that women be benchwarmers," she said.
Petrušić noted that there is a prevailing stereotype in Serbia, according to which women should not engage in politics, and underscored that this is why the women who have the required qualities and qualifications should be encouraged to pursue a career in politics.
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