Realizing gender equality in parliament: Transforming institutions, delivering for all women and men
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In all modern democracies, including those in the OSCE region, women have been represented in many parliamentary chambers for over a century. Although they rarely constitute a majority in these chambers, the presence of women in these formal institutions of representative democracy has become increasingly normalized. However, this has not been achieved by chance: it has required considerable political mobilization, often by women who think strategically and act collectively.
In 2020 and early 2021, ODIHR conducted a study on best practices and lessons learned on gender sensitivity of national parliaments in the OSCE region. This research, conducted in collaboration with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and 46 national parliaments of OSCE participating States, led to the development of “Realizing Gender Equality in Parliament: A Guide for Parliaments in the OSCE Region”. This practical guide was published in December 2021. It is intended to assist all parliamentary actors — from parliamentary leadership teams, members of parliament, and political and parliamentary staff, to parliamentary practitioners and civil society organizations working on gender equality issues — in transforming these institutions into gender-sensitive parliaments.
The event is organized to launch this new ODIHR publication. It will also provide a platform for sharing best practices, lessons learned and innovations on how national parliaments mainstream gender equality in thier composition, structures, operations, working methods and daily work, to be able to achieve gender-responsive policy outcomes.
Speakers
- Kateryna Ryabiko, ODIHR First Deputy Director
- Dr. Yulia Netesova, Chief of ODIHRs the Democratic Governance and Gender Unit, will close the event
- Saša Gavrić, ODIHR’s Associate Gender Officer, will co-moderate the event.
Registration
All interested participants must register here. After registeration, participants will receive an event link to their e-mail address.
Technical information
The event will be held online, via the Zoom conferencing platform.
The working language will be English. Translation into Russian and interpretation into international sign language will be provided.
Contact
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact Saša Gavrić, ODIHR Associate Gender Officer, at sasa.gavric@odihr.pl.