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Promoting the political participation of women with disabilities

When

16 April 2018, 10:00 - 17 April 2018, 14:00

Where

Vienna, Hofburg, Neuer Saal

Organized by

OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR)
Participants in a conference on political participation of persons with disabilities co-organized by ODIHR on 31 October 2016 in Helsinki. (Parliament of Finland) Photo details
According to the World Health Organization, there are approximately one billion persons with disabilities worldwide. This amounts to some 15 per cent of the population, half of them women. At the same time, persons with disabilities remain largely under-represented in democratic structures and national parliaments across the OSCE region. Among those elected and appointed, even fewer are women with disabilities.

The conference will serve as a platform to raise awareness about the limited participation of women with disabilities in political life across the OSCE region and to identify positive measures that can facilitate more diverse and inclusive democratic institutions and parliaments. It will explore ways to strengthen linkages between groups working for the rights and participation of women and those of persons with disabilities.

The event will be attended by prominent activists in the field of disability rights and gender equality, delegations of OSCE participating States, politicians with and without disabilities, representatives of disabled people’s organizations and experts from other international organizations.

English/Russian, text-to-speech and International Sign language interpretation will be provided during the event. The draft agenda of the event is available below.

For further information, please contact Anete Erdmane, ODIHR Associate Democratic Governance Officer, at: + 48 723 960 021, or e-mail anete.erdmane@odihr.pl.