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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2012-03-12"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Equality between women and men in the European Union - 2011 - Women in political decision-making (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"ro"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20120312.17.1-096-000"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2012-03-12-Speech-1-097-0002
lpv:speaker	lp:Elena Băsescu2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 unknown; Partidul Democrat-Liberal (2009-07-14--2014-06-30)3,3 member; Delegation for relations with Israel (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3,3 vice-chair; PETI (2012-01-23--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; AFET (2012-01-19--2014-06-30)3,3 substitute; Delegation to the EU-Moldova Parliamentary Cooperation Committee (2010-01-20--2014-06-30)3,3 member; Delegation to the EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia Parliamentary Cooperation Committees (2012-02-13--2014-06-30)3,3
lpv:translated text	"Madam President, I can vouch from personal experience that it is not easy being a woman in politics, and being a young woman in politics is even harder. It is primarily down to us to change this situation. We need to make a greater effort and, therefore, always be one step ahead of men. At the same time, we must retain our feminine touch when we are engaged in politics and not attempt to be more macho than the men. I support Ms Pietikäinen’s report out of female solidarity and as a colleague. However, I must make a few comments. Women constantly need to fight for what they want. It does not need to be based exclusively on these representation quotas which we are always debating. Women do not need to take up political positions simply because they are women. We need to have a certain representation quota, but because the women are competent and deserve to be given these positions. When it comes to promoting women to decision-making positions, we need to talk about it less and take concrete actions. We women must support each other, whether young or mature, because solidarity alone is the key. The level of success achieved by a woman politician must be possible for other women also to achieve later on, who are perhaps younger and better qualified. This is why I endorse the rapporteur’s proposals for supporting women’s organisations and promoting mentoring. Finally, I would also like to mention another point which affects women’s ability to achieve their full potential: the acts of violence inflicted on them, especially in the family setting. I would like to take this opportunity to applaud that on 8 March, International Women’s Day, Romania enacted the amended law on preventing and combating domestic violence."@en1
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