On this International Women’s Day one should recall that the
percentage of women in leadership positions is still very low, even in most of
the European countries. Company boards, police and defence top echelons, media and
many other senior jobs continue to be male dominated. But nowhere that is truer
than in the political sphere. Most of political parties give little space to
women leaders. That’s why I am a strong advocate of the quota system, imposing an
acceptable minimum level of women to occupy effective decision-making
positions.
Interestingly, many political leaders who like to see
themselves as examples of progressive politics oppose the quota system. They
cannot understand that the change has many avenues and one of them is through
legal means. They also fail to grasp that true equality requires a much
stronger participation of women in active politics. Without proper
representation women will never be able to fully fight for their rights and for
the right policies.
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