Women on Turkey's recent elections?

Question

I wish to raise two points:

i) Whereas 50% of the 42,533,041 registered voters in Turkey were women, less than 10% of the deputies will be females (50/550).

ii) This will be the highest percentage in the history of the Turkish republic.

Your thoughts on this?

Answer 1

I think you shouldn't narrow this subject to Turkey.%50 of the world population is women,that means in every country in the world where free elections are done %50 of the votes were, are and will be women.
While Europe were arguing whether women should vote or not Atatürk gave Turkish women the right to vote and the right to be a member of parliament.
The percentages may show some differences but women all over the world are not represented equally with the percentage of their votes.I wonder how many women are in the British,French,U.S. etc parliaments?

Answer 2

I can think of two more women Prime Ministers, which were elected in countries which are hardly western: Golda Meyer in Israel and Indira Gandi in India.
In Europe and U.S.A. there are no women party leaders as well (apart from Segolene Royale in France).
As a conclusion the "west" lacks in partecepetion of women in the political life, as well..

Answer 3

We need a woman quota not only in parliament, but in the administration of all parties.

The issue of women candidates were discussed much before the election, but there seems to be an unwillingness in all parties to put women on effective places. Male politicians arenot used to working with a lot of women. They only point to a few female co-workers and tell us how much they uphold equality. We definitely need the quotas to have this unwillingness broken.

After all, if an egalitarian country like Finland needed quotas to make things right, why shouldn't we?

Answer 4

It's getting better. The AKP put up a lot of women candidates, they are the best chance of reform.

Answer 5

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Women's Rights like a democracy is a work in progress

Womens right to vote in Turkey was allowed in 1930, in the philipines not until 1937and yet Corazon aquino became president in 1986.

I wrote too much I know. hfc

Answer 6

Dear Frank,

You laid the facts so bold that I can't find anything to counter..

It will improve.. It has to..

Answer 7

women can vote in turk?!