women and political participation in bulgaria
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WOMEN AND POLITICAL PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIA. ARE WE REALLY JUMPING HIGH?. Daniela Bozhinova Zelenite Party Sept , 201 3. Athletics. The World record in women’s high jump has been held since 1987 by the Bulgarian Stefka Kostadinova. Politics. In Bulgarian politics - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Daniela Bozhinova
Zelenite PartySept, 2013
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Athletics Athletics
The World record in women’s high jump
has been held since 1987 by the Bulgarian
Stefka Kostadinova
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Politics Politics
In Bulgarian politics women do not jump so high:
23% in parliament 25% local councilors
11% mayors
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BULGARIA BULGARIA no affirmative measures like no affirmative measures like
gender quotas or other stimuligender quotas or other stimuli
all on
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BULGARIABULGARIA – – Influential Women Influential Women Mayor Y.Fandakova/UNESCO head I. BokovaMayor Y.Fandakova/UNESCO head I. BokovaR.Vassileva CNN, K.Georgieva CommissionerR.Vassileva CNN, K.Georgieva Commissioner
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BULGARIABULGARIA Highest ranking officialsHighest ranking officials
Prime minister Indjova, caretaker gov 1997Speaker of Parliament Tzacheva 2009-2013Vice-president M.PopovaBrazilian president Dilma Ruseff?
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BGBG gender specificsgender specifics
Myth #1 - feminism is imposed from outside (was stigmatized)
Myth #2 – socialism achieved gender equality.
Myth #3 – labor has liberated Bulgarian women.
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BGBG gender policiesgender policies
before the changes
state feminism (socialist doctrine)After 1989
state feminism continued due to EU legislation - europeanization
of gender policyFinancing only through EU funds, no
national funds allocated
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Bulgarian women Bulgarian women
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BG womenBG women
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no grass roots movementNGO-ization of issuesFocus on charity, trafficking
Funds not available – “Insignificant” issues compared to Yugoslavia and other neighbors
Good news – court cases against sexist advertisers!!!Academic reasearch substitutes real activismWomen participating in power do not impact status of
women in BG
BG women movement? NGOs?BG women movement? NGOs?
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BG women and party BG women and party politicspolitics
One instance of voluntary adherence to a quota – NDSV – 2001-2005 – 27% women in parliamentNo quotas – considered unfairNo incentives through public subsidiesParties stick to the approach of women fractions – opposite of gender mainstreaming approach