bosnia and herzegovina: strengthening skills for gender –responsive law making of elected women...
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Country case studies from Bosnia and Herzegovina: Presentation by Davorin Semenik – Secretary of the Gender Equality Commission at the Parliament and Samra Filipovic Hadziabdic- Director of the Agency for Gender Equality presented at UNDP Regional Forum on Equal participation in decision-making, Istanbul, 16 November, Session 7: Enhancing women’s participation trough Parliamentary MechanismsTRANSCRIPT
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Strengthening skills for gender –
responsive law making of elected
women and man
Samra Filipović-Hadžiabdić, director of the Agency
for Gender Equality of B&H
Davorin Semenik, secretary of the Commission for
Gender Equality of the Parliamentary Assembly of
B&H
22.11.2011
Gender Equality Law
Gender Equality Law of B&H was adopted in
2003 and it regulates all areas of public and
private life.
The Agency for Gender Equality prepared
amendments on Gender Equality Law 2009.
The Gender Equality Law provides in article
15 for an obligation to undertake positive
measures in order to ensure that at least 40%
of women are represented in all decision
making positions, including delegations.
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Harmonization of Laws with GEL
Law on radio - TV system,
Law on radio -TV service,
Law on comunications,
Law on civil service in B&H institutions,
Law on finansing of political parties.
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Election Law of B&H
• The Election Law of B&H introduced election list
quotas with a zipper system (art 4.19).
• Non compliance with this article removes the list
from ballot.
• In 2010 a Working Group was established to
prepare amendments on the Election law which
aimed to create a system which could ensure
participation of women in elected bodies over 30%
• The Amendments were denied in two readings of
the House of Representatives (lower house)
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Implementation of the Project
The pilot project “Enhancing Women’s Meaningful
Participation in Politics in B&H” was the first
systematic gender mainstreaming capacity development
effort targeting Members of Parliament in B&H. It was
implemented in cooperation with the Agency for Gender
Equality of B&H .
The Project contributed to raising awareness on
importance of gender equality and enhancing of
women’s participation in decision making processes.
Efforts to enhance capacities of key policy makers to
mainstream gender equality into
laws/policies/programmes in B&H have focused so far to
a large extent on Governmental agents.
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Implementation of the Project
Two seminars with representatives of gender
equality commissions on state and entity level,
Practical work on the harmonization of laws on
police officers with Gender Equality Law,
Public presentation „How to use Media in promotion
of political participation of women“ in order to
improve public presentation of women politicians
and candidates.
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International framework
1948 Universal Declaration of Human Rights,
1950 European Convention on Human Rights and
Fundamental Freedoms,
1966 International Covenant on Civil and Political
Rights,
1966 International Covenant on Economic, Social
and Cultural Rights,
1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination against Women (CEDAW),
1995 Beijing Declaration and the Platform for Action
UNSCR 1325 „Women, Peace and Security“.
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B&H framework
Constitutions od Bosnia and Herzegovina, entities and cantons,
Gender Equality Law of B&H (2003, amended in 2009),
Entity laws on protection of domestic violence (2005)
Election Law,
Criminal codes,
Family codes,
Labor Laws
Harmonization of Laws
Gender Equality Law – harmonization of Laws
with GEL – 40% of women on decision making
positions,
Positive measures,
The Election Law of Bosnia and Herzegovina
(“Official Gazette of B&H“ 23/01…37/08)
The Law on Political Party Financing (“Official
Gazette of B&H“ 102/09)
100 Laws on state and entity level were
harmonized with Gender Equality Law (labour
laws, laws on social protection). 22.11.2011 9
Gender Action Plan • Strategic, five-year document, adopted by the
Council of Ministers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, on 14th of September 2006.
• Activities in 15 areas;
- Harmonization of laws and bylaws
- Adoption of strategies and action plans
- Developing statistics and researches,
- Activities (trainings, educations, cooperation with
media, publishing, etc.)
Action Plan for the implementation
of UNSCR 1325
• The Action Plan was adopted by the Council
of Ministers in July 2010.
• The first Action Plan for the implementation of
UNSCR 1325 in the Region of South-East
Europe,
• Developed with full participation of institutions
that are responsible for the implementation
(participatory approach).
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B&H Parliamentary Assembly –
House of Representatives
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B&H Parliamentaryy Assembly –
House of Peoples
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Entity Parliaments
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Elected Ministers
State level of governance
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Regional governance heads of
executive
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Elected judges - State level
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B&H Constitutional Court
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Number of female representatives - growth 1987-2006*
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
1987 1990 1995 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006*
Arab countries
Central and East Europe
Central Asia
East Asia
South America
North america and
West Europe
North and West Asia
Africa
Elections 2010
State and entity Parliaments
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Women
Media
Education and
health of children
services
Society
Lost of secure
Working place
Family
Political party
Bodies
Voters
Guilt?
Politicans
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WOMEN
NATALITY
EDUCATION OF CHILDREN
HEALTH OF CHILDREN
EDUCATION FOR WORK
FOOD/COOKING
HEALTH CARE
SOCIAL SERVICES
WORK IN THIRD SECTOR
VOTING ON ELECTIONS
HOUSING
PUBLIC SERVICES AND
TRAFFICK
WORK
Overall
earnings
Human potential
Family
Quality of education
Development
of politics
Loans/
morgages
Reconciliation
of professional
and working life
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