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
Daniela Bozhinova
Zelenite PartySept, 2013
Athletics Athletics
The World record in women’s high jump
has been held since 1987 by the Bulgarian
Stefka Kostadinova
Politics Politics
In Bulgarian politics women do not jump so high:
23% in parliament 25% local councilors
11% mayors
BULGARIA BULGARIA no affirmative measures like no affirmative measures like
gender quotas or other stimuligender quotas or other stimuli
all on
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
BULGARIABULGARIA Highest ranking officialsHighest ranking officials
Prime minister Indjova, caretaker gov 1997Speaker of Parliament Tzacheva 2009-2013Vice-president M.PopovaBrazilian president Dilma Ruseff?
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.
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
Bulgarian women Bulgarian women
BG womenBG women
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?
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