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Analysing Female Visibility in Political Institutions Slovenia

Analysing Female Visibility in Political Institutions Slovenia. Dr. Eva D. Bahovec University of Ljubljana. Studies on woman participation in the three branches of power. Previous studies on woman participation in politics focused mainly on the Government and Parliament.

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Analysing Female Visibility in Political Institutions Slovenia

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  1. Analysing Female Visibility in Political InstitutionsSlovenia Dr. Eva D. Bahovec University of Ljubljana

  2. Studies on woman participation in the three branches ofpower • Previous studies on woman participation in politics focused mainly on the Government and Parliament. • In the framework of EGG research the situation in jurisdiction has also been investigated.

  3. Representation of women in jurisdiction

  4. Representation of women in jurisdiction • Representation of women in jurisdiction is far higher than in the other two branches of power. This is also typical for other accession countries. • Still, their presence declines with the importance of the court.

  5. Woman judges and prosecutors in the media • Women are presented in a gender-neutral way. • Example: presentation of three candidates for the main public prosecutor

  6. Representation of women in the Government Slovene Government There is only one woman minster. In the media she is presented in a gender-neutral manner.

  7. The number of women ministers was highest in the period 2000-2004 when there were 3 of them (18,8%). Representation of women in the Government

  8. Representation of women in the Parliament • The number of woman deputies has varied between 7,8 and 13,3.

  9. Representation of women in the Parliament • Except for the period 2000-2004 they have been quite well represented among the presidents of the Parliamentary Commissions...

  10. Representation of women in the Parliament • ... but the same does not hold true for the Deputies’ Clubs and ParliamentaryCommittees.

  11. Parliamentary deputies in the media • The Slovene Democratic Party that has now won the elections seems to have introduced a new way of presenting women in politics.

  12. Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example Yellow press • Parliamentary deputies did not attract yellow press before the 2004 elections when ex-TV speaker was elected • Examples of questions: Do you wear the highest heels in the Parliament? Do your colleagues comment on your cleavage? Do you wear tanga slip?

  13. Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example Maria PozsonecHungarian minorityDeputy since 1990 Majda Potrataleft wing (Soc. Democrats)president of the Commission for Equal Opportunities Eva Irglright wing (Democrats)theology studentex-tv speaker Frequency of appearance in two main daily newspapers (Delo andDnevnik) from 01.09.2004 to 17.01.2005

  14. Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example Maria PozsonecHungarian minorityDeputy since 1990 Majda Potrataleft wing (Soc. Democrats)president of the Commission for Equal Opportunities Eva Irglright wing (Democrats)theology studentex-tv speaker

  15. Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example Pictures from the media

  16. Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example Pictures from the media

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