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Importance of women's political empowerment Tallinn (Baltic States, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus), Budapest (Central Europe) and Ljubljana (South Eastern Europe) b) Sub-regional strategy setting and mutual support through networking c) Capacity development training programs tailored for each sub-region d) Specific gender equality policy setting and advocacy campaigns - in 2004 on quota for the first EU elections in new EU member states, in 2008 on catching up with EU child care targets in new EU member states and EU neighbouring countries and development of a pan- European campaign on parity for EU lections in 2009. Methodology The CEE Network implements its programmes through strategic partnerships with: a) Socialist and social-democratic parties and women’s groups in Europe b) European Forum for Democracy and Solidarity and the PES, SI and SIW c) European foundations supporting the work of the European Forum d) European Commission Expert group on women in political decision making (established in June 2008 in Brussels) Implementation tools include: a) a Format of annul MP/MEP strategy consultations and recommendations b) b Women Can Do It I, II, III training and Youth Can Do It training custom tailored subregionally and thematically c) c The CEE Network web site (within the European Forum web site) d) d The CEE Network publications The CEE Network tries to ensure a gender balance in its work. Male leaders in political parties have been instrumental to help push the equality agenda forward. It is a story of shared goals and gender collaboration. Impact Among its most important successes the Network can highlight: Training: In 1998 the CEE Network provided the translation Women Can Do It (Norwegian manual) in 10 languages of transition countries and organized training sessions in nearly all CEE countries. The positive effect (time, effort, and money well spent) of the Women Can Do It – Phase 1 project has been widely recognized. It was picked up by the Stability Pact for South Eastern Europe Gender Task Force – SP GTF (OSCE) and has been implemented throughout SEE region, training more than 16.000 women from different political option for public functions. Till August 2004, 24 SD parties from 12 transition countries (out of it 12 with some kind of the status in the SI, and 7 close to the SI), held seminars for their women’s organizations. In 2003 99
100 Summary of major activities of the CEE Network (1994-2011) the CEE Network developed a new training module: Youth Can Do It with training sessions for SD youth and women organizations in the SEE. Women in Politics: As a result of the two years systematic work of the CEE Network with SD parties and broader women movements in eight accession countries – Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Hungary, Slovenia, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland, EU enlargement did not end up in the significant drop of women MEPs and commissioners. This engendered political platforms of most of socialist and social democratic parties in transition. The average number of women MEPs from these eight countries increased from 14% of women observers in the former European Parliament to 29,5% of elected women MEPs in the new one. Five out of these eight countries contributed more than overall average of women MEPs (30,3%): Slovenia (42%), Lithuania (38%), Slovakia (33%), Hungary and Estonia (33%). Out of eight women commissioners, three are coming from these eight new EU member states: Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland. Out of 9 Hungarian socialist MEPs five are women. The quota: Through constant work with women’s organizations and political party leaderships the quota system was introduced in most socialist and social democratic parties in the region, with tangible results at elections – some countries like Croatia – mostly because of the quota in the SDP – increased the number of elected women from 5% to 21%. In 2007 CEE network started a broad lobbying for the pan European Parity in the Law Campaign. In 2008 European Women’s Lobby and PES W accepted to be partners in this endeavour, starting with PES W pledge for parity in all decision making in the European parliament electoral campaign in 2009. Results of the European Parliament Elections 2009; Representation of Women: The 2009 European elections took place in the 27 Member States on 4-7 June 2009. Among the European Institutions the only directly elected institution was the EP. After the elections, the percentage of women in the European Parliament (EP), stands at 35%. Altough the results are a progress compared to the approximate 30% at the beginning of the 1999-2004 term and 16% for the first EP election in 1979, the EP again fails to attain parity or even the 40% of women threshold agreed by Member States of the Council of Europe. More information: http://www.europeanforum.net/gender_network
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