Kosovo to Institute Sex Quota System in Parliament

Serge submitted this BBC News article, which covers the new parliament in Kosovo, which will institute a quota system to guarantee members will be at least 28% female. "While many countries, including France, Italy and Belgium have systems that demand a minimum number of women candidates, virtually none ensure that they are elected." The article also notes that "The US has one of the lowest number of elected women officials of any (Western democratic) nation." But to that I would add that just because men are the ones making laws doesn't mean that they are not serving women's needs. Who could deny that lawmakers in America are almost continually bending over backwards to please women and feminist groups?Source: BBC [UK News Organization]



Title: Kosovo leads Europe in woman power



Author: Nicholas Wood



Date: November 29, 2001

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