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Women’s List as a Tool for Empowerment
Case study from Iceland
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A Women’s Political PartyWhy?How?What did we gain?What is still to be worked for?Was it worth trying?Would it work today?Would it work in other countries and within different cultures?
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In 1980 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was elected as a president of Iceland the first woman in the world to be democratically elected as a president
This really inspired and encouraged Icelandic women ...
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January 1982: A Group of Women Came Together ...
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February 28th: An open meeting in Reykjavík where we discussed the
situation.
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... sang our songs
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... and decided to run for parliament
in the spring
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Why?
some “facts” of real life
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EducationGratuates from the University of Iceland 1950 –
2000
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Labour Force Participation 1950 – “1982” ... 2001
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Women’s Representation in Parliament 1916 – 1982
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How did we work?
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Hired a house in the city centre
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Kept on discussing to find our own voice
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Travelled around the country – learned by listening
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Demonstrated
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It was a Grassroot Movement
... and a Feminist Party
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...and it was Fun
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We got women electedTo the parliament (tot. 63 MPs)
1983: 3 1987: 6 1991: 5 1995: 3
To local governments Reykjavík Akureyri Selfoss
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Women’s Representation in Parliament
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Members of Parliament from the Women’s List
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What did we gain?New political agenda
“Women’s issues” became a visible part of the discussion
More women active in politics, in all partiesMPs – from 5% to 35% Ministers – from 10% to 33%Mayor in Reykjavík – and a Prime Minister?
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What is still to be worked for?
A lot! – and so it will always be,
It is a never ending story, because ...
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The Society is human activities and interactions.
Institutions
Rules and legislationsSocial agreementsRights and obligations
made by humans, still mostly by men and therefore unfortunatelly primarily to fit their needs
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The society ...The society is a dynamic phenomena, always in a making The society should fit us all, that was the main idea behind democracy
Therefore it is always highly important that both women and men have an equal saying in the ongoing dialogue which structures and make the society
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Would a Women’s Party work today?
Would it work in other countries and within other
cultures?
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Would it work?Each country has its own special circumstances,
culture, traditions etc. Women have to find their own way within the
situation they find themselves.The electoral systems are differentThe presentation of women in Parliaments varies
between countriesThere is no right way!
But if ...
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If ...If the electoral system makes it easy to build up new parties, with no or low thresholds of voters
andIf the representation of women in Parliament is low (5-15%)
A Women’s Political Party could be more than worth trying