Nearly half of Ukrainians think there are too few women in elected office, according to a survey released today by the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
After breaking once again with President Viktor Yushchenko - her former ally during Ukraine's Orange Revolution - Ms Tymoshenko, 47, is clearly maneuvering herself to take his job.
The National Democratic Institute withdrew on March 17 from a Ukrainian working group developing a new election law.
Lilia Ostapenko writes about the role of women in modern Ukrainian society.
The Monitoring
Ukrainian's women politicians occupy 8 percent of seats in Parliament (36 seats out of 450). According to Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko, changing the electoral system in country will lead to a reduction of female parliamentarians.
The conference is jointly organized by the Government of Ukraine, Council of Europe, and UNDP, in the framework of the Ukranian Chairmanship of the Committee of Ministers of the Council of Europe.
The President is elected by popular vote to serve a 5-year term.