‘It is necessary, in order to succeed in the gender field, that the idea of women and men having equal rights becomes a fundamental value of society. Also, it should be admitted that a strong, prosperous and sustainable society is impossible to build without women’s equal participation in all the areas of social life and in the decision-making process.’
Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova expressed that thought in her speech at the 2nd Forum of Women Political Leaders of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly of the Association of South East Asian Nations in the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia.
The Speaker of the Milli Majlis shared with the Forum participants her experience as the an MP who had investigated gender-related subjects and held various concerned with gender equality and combatting violence against women in international parliamentary organisations.
Besides, further in her address Speaker Sahiba Gafarova recalled that parliament, in general, reflects society requirements and existing dynamics and, at the same time, parliaments have at their disposal powerful means of directing changes, be it within themselves or in society. Legislative activity, which sets the necessary frameworks of conduct, is one of the most important means of them all. According to the Speaker, the growing participation of women in parliaments provides for a more sensitive approach on the part of legislative authorities to gender issues in the representative and administrative fields. This causes women’s views to be reflected in the legislative process, making them a key stakeholder in this process.
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