Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2000-03-01-Speech-3-098"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2000-03-01"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Women in the decision-making process2
dcterms:Language	"fr"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20000301.6.3-098"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2000-03-01-Speech-3-0992
lpv:speaker	lp:Françoise Grossetête2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Committee on Legal Affairs and the Internal Market (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 substitute; Committee on Women's Rights and Equal Opportunities (1999-07-21--2000-05-17)3 vice-chair; EPP-ED (1999-09-30--2002-03-07)3 member; Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Consumer Policy (1999-07-21--2002-01-14)3 unknown; Démocratie libérale (1999-07-20--2002-11-17)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Cyprus Joint Parliamentary Committee (1999-10-06--2002-01-14)3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President-in-Office of the Council, Commissioner, I am a right-wing Member of Parliament but I have the same battles as my colleagues in supporting and assisting fellow citizens in my country to gain power and access to decision-making posts, which should be feasible not only in the political arena but clearly also in all sectors of society. Quite simply, I would say that there are several ways in which to attain positions of power and I am particularly against the system of quotas, because I believe it is especially contemptuous of women and I come from a country where parity has just been achieved. It is quite logical, it is consistent! It should have existed for a long time because women represent more than half of society and it seems quite clear to me that it is natural for them to represent at least 50%, if not more, of those within decision-making bodies and, inter alia, in the political arena. So, there should be no positive discrimination to include women. Woman are capable of getting themselves included because they are pragmatic and full of common sense. When I see that we are asking for training for women in politics, I want to say – no, definitely not. Let us impose training for male and female candidates in politics – but why especially compel women to undergo training? That simply amounts to acknowledging their inferiority. But I do know that we have never felt inferior to men, particularly in politics. So I believe that we are conducting this battle to assist our fellow countrywomen to achieve decision-making power, to gain responsible posts in the political arena, but I believe that it will only be achieved if we completely change the way people think. We shall all have to be sufficiently strong to force our political leaders to voluntarily impose women’s participation in the political decision-making process."@en1

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