"Women interested and competent in politics, but limited by gender norms and a hostile environment"
Source: Vijesti
Women in Montenegro are no less interested and competent in politics, but they are limited by deep-rooted gender norms, stereotypes about social roles, unequal distribution of power within political structures, as well as a hostile environment that includes discrediting, hate speech, and gender-based attacks in public spaces.
This was announced at the roundtable "Empowering Women for the Political Future of Montenegro", organized by the Center for Monitoring and Research (CeMI).
CeMI Program Director Teodora Gilić She said that an improved legal framework, including a 40 percent quota for the less represented gender, does not automatically mean substantial equality for women in politics, reports PR Center.
"Numbers are important, but they do not in themselves guarantee real influence, equal participation in decision-making, or a change in political culture," said Gilić.
She pointed out that women in Montenegro are not less interested in politics or less competent, but that they are limited by deep-rooted gender norms, stereotypes about social roles, unequal distribution of power within political structures, as well as a hostile environment that includes discrediting, hate speech and gender-based attacks in public space.
Women in Montenegro are no less interested and competent in politics, but they are limited by deep-rooted gender norms, stereotypes about social roles, unequal distribution of power within political structures, as well as a hostile environment that includes discrediting, hate speech, and gender-based attacks in public spaces.
This was announced at the roundtable "Empowering Women for the Political Future of Montenegro", organized by the Center for Monitoring and Research (CeMI).
CeMI Program Director Teodora Gilić She said that an improved legal framework, including a 40 percent quota for the less represented gender, does not automatically mean substantial equality for women in politics, reports PR Center.
"Numbers are important, but they do not in themselves guarantee real influence, equal participation in decision-making, or a change in political culture," said Gilić.
She pointed out that women in Montenegro are not less interested in politics or less competent, but that they are limited by deep-rooted gender norms, stereotypes about social roles, unequal distribution of power within political structures, as well as a hostile environment that includes discrediting, hate speech and gender-based attacks in public space.