The conference is jointly organized by the Government of Ukraine, Council of Europe, and UNDP, in the framework of the Ukranian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
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Ukrainian's women politicians occupy 8 percent of seats in Parliament (36 seats out of 450). According to Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko, changing the electoral system in country will lead to a reduction of female parliamentarians. The solution may be the optimization of majority districts election procedure. This should double the chance of regional women candidates to enter the Parliament.
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The Monitoring Committee of the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly added equal opportunities and women's rights to the list of issues that will be examined during the committee next session in June. This was reported by a member of the Ukrainian delegation to PACE, MP from the BYuT Olena Bondarenko.
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Lilia Ostapenko writes about the role of women in modern Ukrainian society. "Traditionally, as part of her Soviet heritage, Ukrainian woman always carried a hammer and a sickle alongside her man, picked up a rifle during war time, and laid train rails and asphalt, if needed, being an equal partner in every aspect of life.Things seemed to change with our new Ukrainian government, including a role played by the first lady."
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The National Democratic Institute withdrew on March 17 from a Ukrainian working group developing a new election law.
NDI, in ending its participation, said it was protesting the group’s non-inclusiveness in developing a new election law after local elections in October did not meet democratic standards.
“NDI has decided it must suspend its participation in the group unless steps are taken to make the entire election law drafting process more inclusive and transparent,” Laura Jewett, NDI’s Eurasia regional director, said in a letter to Justice Minister Oleksandr Lavrynovych.
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After breaking once again with President Viktor Yushchenko - her former ally during Ukraine's Orange Revolution - Ms Tymoshenko, 47, is clearly maneuvering herself to take his job.
