EGG PRAGUE JUNE 2005 FEMINIST MOBILISATION THE BULGARIAN CASE

WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIAN PARLIAMENT 1976-2005 National Assemblies Mandates Total Women %  7(33)NA  1976-1981 400 78 19,5  8(34)NA   1981-1986  87 21,75  9(35)NA 1986-1990 84 21 7 Great NA 1990-1991 34 8.5 36 NA 1991-1994 240 (32) 34 (13,3)14,1 37 NA 1995-1997 (36) 32 (15) 13,3 38 NA 1997-2001 (26) 27 (10,83)11,2 39 NA 2001-2005 63 26,25

WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT 1976-2005 Total Women % 1976-1981 65 5 7.6 1981-1986 83 2 2.4 1986-1990 53 3.7  08.02.1990-21.09.1990 25 8 22.09-1990-20.12.1990 20  2 10 1990-1991 1 1991-1992 18 5.5 1992-1994 16  0 1994-1995 17 11.8 1995-1997 1997   1997-2001 19 3 15.7 2001-2003 22 13.6 2003-2005 22.7

Type of women NGOs Example Lobbying and financing organizations Center of Women’s Studies and Policies” Gender Project for Bulgaria Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation NGOs struggling against domestic, sexual, and emotional violence Animus Association Nadia centre for Women Victim of Violence NGOs supporting marginalized, minority or other types of non-traditional groups Centre for Multiethnic dialogue and Tolerance Roma independent Women’s’ Organization European Roma Fund – PAKIV NGO’s oriented towards charity work and donations National Civil Forum “ Bulgarka” Association “Single Mother”, Burgas Mothers of Our Children”, Ruse NGOs of women in academia Bulgarian Association of University Women Women’s unions as parts of the political parties Center of Historical and Politological Research in BSP Political club “Democratic Women’s Union

CASE STUDY “TRAFFICKING” Bulgaria is “primary country of origin for trafficking in human beings for the purpose of sexual exploitation”. Yet it is also a transit and destination country. In accordance with the signed agreements and declarations and after a number of discussions in 2002 a team of experts presented to the parliament a “Combating Trafficking in Human Beings Act”. The legislation was passed in May 2003 without any serious obstructions or intensive parliamentary debates. The new law opened space for implementation of secondary legislation.

PRESENCE OF BULGARIAN WOMEN IN ELECTORIAL LISTS GENERAL ELECTIONS 25 JUNE 2005 Women in the lists BSP UDF NMSS MRF DSB BNU New Times Coalition of the Rose Overall № 28 20 57 23 38 35 33 Leaders 2 7 4 5 3 6 In 2nd position 12 1 In 3rd position 8 9 In 4th position 14 Last 13 Lower --- Elections 2005 BSP – Bulgarian Socialist Party UDF – United Democratic Forces NMSS – National Movement Simeon the Second MRF – Movement for Rights and Freedom DSB – Democrats for Strong Bulgaria BNU – Bulgarian National Union