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Women leadership in politics
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Abstract:
The history of female political participation is being continuously rewritten, with new names and facts entering the public discourse. Such historical highlights about politically active women in Lithuania help to fill the gaps and understand the importance of gender-balanced decision making.In October 2020, Lithuania had a parliamentary election. Lithuania President Dalia Grybauskaitė has stated the morning after the results came out: “In difficult times, women are not afraid to take the responsibility.” Many experts have noted that this time, the parliament will be much more diverse, with many more women participating in national decision making. However, the warning is still there: such turnout should not stop Lithuanian women from continuously striving for enhancing gender equality in all spheres. In agreement, political scientists have stated that this Parliament election is more favourable for women than any other before. Numbers illustrate a much better situation in terms of gender balance in the parliament: out of 141 parliament members, 27% of positions will be held by women (103 men and 38 women were elected this year). Also, the three parties negotiating the possibility for a future coalition are led by women.
Keywords:
women, equality in leadership, political arena, parliament
Dates:
Nov. 16, 2020 - None
Source Specificity:
Initiative/Practice/Project/Programme/Case Studies, None, None, None
Website:
https://gender-spear.eu/blog/post/41/women-leadership-in-politics-lithuanian-parliamentary-elections-2020
Power Domains:
Political
Methods Tools:
Competence development, Awareness-raising, Benchmarking
Country:
LT
City:
Kaunas
Implementation Scale:
international
Language:
English
Other Links:
https://gender-spear.eu/blog/post/41/women-leadership-in-politics-lithuanian-parliamentary-elections-2020
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