Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2007-01-18-Speech-4-031"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2007-01-18"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equality between men and women in the committees' work (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"sl"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20070118.3.4-031"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2007-01-18-Speech-4-0322
lpv:speaker	lp:Ljudmila Novak2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with Mercosur (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the ACP-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly (2004-09-15--2009-07-13)3 substitute; REGI (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3 member; EPP-ED (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 unknown; Nova Slovenija (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; CULT (2007-01-15--2007-01-30)3
lpv:translated text	"A society where both sexes enjoy equality, develops more successfully than one controlled by the members of one sex. However, as a result of natural dispositions, certain occupations remain that are better and more easily done by men and others by women. However, we have known for a long time that men and women can prove themselves equally capable of performing leading jobs or carrying out political duties. So why is it then necessary to adopt a report on gender equality when we live in the European Union, the most democratic society in the world and which has set itself the highest standards of democracy? It has been confirmed through my own experience that this work is more than necessary, even in the European Union. In various documents we are imposing new duties on our citizens, but when it comes to the allocation of prestigious political positions in our Parliament, there is a ruthless struggle going on. Gender equality and the equality of small and large States can easily be achieved with the d’Hondt method. I am happy to be a member of the PPE-DE Group, but I am not happy with the allocation of seats. If a woman finds the courage to put herself forward for a leading position, she has to withdraw her candidature if another female candidate puts herself forward for the same position, so that at least one woman can get herself elected amongst the crowds of men. We should not put forward female candidates just because they are women but because we have among us many capable women who have already and on many occasions proved their merit in practice. I do not wish to lay all the blame on men. We women, too, must become more ambitious and not merely be the performers of the tasks entrusted to us. Before we impose legal obligations and recommendations on our citizens, let us examine how we are fulfilling them ourselves."@en1

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