1. Brussels – LUDEN January 2013 Alliance of Women in Slovakia Kaťa Farkašová alianciazien@alianciazien.sk

2. Once upon a time.... Election 2010

4. Prof. PhDr. Iveta Radičová PhD. Politologist, sociologist, NGO, social politics, MPSVaR, Roma situation, Oxford & Co 2009 for President 44 % SDKU - personal responsibility of citizens CONTRA State paternalism (SMER), Moskow As no party member she occured on the election list of SDKÚ-DS and received at most prefferal votes.

5. Fall of the government in Oct. 2011, (vote for cofidence and mutual financial support of EU states, Greece)

6. Women in Parliament TODAY Election 2012 Total registered candidates 2 967, 778 women = 26,2 %. 200 hundred more women then in 2010 election Elected 24 women out of 150 = 16%

7. ELECTED WOMEN YEARWOMEN in Parliament %WOMEN in Governme nt 19981912,73/2 20022919,30/2 200624161/2 20102315,32 201224161

8. Preferential VOTING 59,1 % voters v SDKÚ-DS L. Žitňanská (66,5 %) Minister of Justice moved in front of the party leader Dzurindu (17,5 %). Europe – women ¼, in Slovakia ženy – women 1/6

9. PREFERAL depends... In other parties: SDKÚ-DS : 79 % of all voters of this party OĽaNO (a new populistic party): 34 % KDH: 21 %

10. WOMEN VOTE WOMEN Men voted women: 29 %, Women voted women: 42 %. Higher education, bigger cities, younger The fall of the prime minister „Radičovej efekt“: – lost of IR – critical opinion of women´s abilities – less preferentila voting (2010)

11. Regional Number of women rises SLOWLY 2001 – 51 women (12,7 % of local governments) 2005 – 59 women (14,3 %) 2009 – 63 women (15,4%). In all elections 4 - 5 % lower then their % on the candidates lists = more harder work, less money, more women No mayor, no chief of a regional parliament, (no other positions looked at) OmbudsMAN,

12. ACTIONS TAKEN NGO Forum of Women 2 000 Campaign of NGO Option of Choice 2 002 Feministic publishing house ASPEKT before election to EUP in 2004 – Women Experts EWL50 /50 Campaign – No Democracy Without Gender Equality (ONLY 1 woman MP signed)

13. Legislative Actions Magical 30% every 3. candidate = a women, in 2002, recorded discussion 3 other atemps, no result preferential voting