1. Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Fuszara University of Warsaw
Tools to Promote Balanced Representation of Women and Men in Politics: international experience
Prof. dr hab. Małgorzata Fuszara
University of Warsaw

2. Critical mass
Critical person

3. Critical Mass: Countries with representation of women over 30% in the year 1997
Country
Percentage of women
Sweden
40,4
Norway
39,4
Finland
33,5
Denmark
33,0
Netherland
32,3

4. Critical Mass: Countries with representation of women over 30% in the year 2002
Country
Percentage of women
Sweden
42,7
Denmark
38,0
Finland
36,5
Netherlands
36,0
Norway
35,8
Island
34,9
Germany
31,7
New Zeland
30,8
Argentina
30,7
Mozambik
30,0

5. Critical Mass: Top 10 countries with representation of women over 30% in the year 2016 ( total 45 countries)
Country
Percentage of women
Rwanda
63,8
Bolivia
53,1
Cuba
48,9
Seychelles
43,8
Sweden
43,6
Senegal
42,7
Mexico
42,2
South Africa
42,0
Ecuador
41,6
Finland
41,5

6. Quota Types of quota: Reserved seats Party’s voluntary quota
Legal quota (in Constitution or in Electoral Law)
Quota in Poland ( 2011)

7. Women in Sejm of Poland 1989 - 13% 1991 - 10% 1993 - 13% 1997 - 13%% % % % %

8. Women on Electoral Lists
Party
2005
2007
2011
2015 PO 21 43
PiS 19 40
Left 28 22 44
PSL 20 18 42

9. Women on electoral lists
Party
% of women in 1st place on the list
% of people voting for women
% of women among elected PO 34 32 35
PiS 24 25 17
PSL 15 7
SLD 31