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Analysing Female Visibility Analysing Female Visibility in Political Institutionsin 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.
In the framework of EGG research the situation in jurisdiction has also been investigated.
Representation of women in jurisdiction
Supreme court judges by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1995 1997 2001
Higher court judges by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1995 1997 2001
men
women
Regional court judges by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1995 1997 2001
District court judges by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1995 1997 2001
men
w omen
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.
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
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.
Representation of women in the Government
Ministrers by gender
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
70%
80%
90%
100%
1992 1996 2000* 2000 2004
men
w omen
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 Parliament The number of woman deputies has varied
between 7,8 and 13,3.
Deputies by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1992 1996 2000 2004
men
w omen
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...
Presidents of Commissions by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1992 1996 2000 2004
men
w omen
Representation of women in the Parliament
... but the same does not hold true for the Deputies’ Clubs and Parliamentary
Committees.
Heads of Deputies' Clubs by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1992 1996 2000 2004
men
w omen
Presidents of Committees by gender
0%
20%
40%
60%
80%
100%
1992 1996 2000 2004
men
w omen
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.
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?
Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example
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47
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Frequency of appearance in two main daily newspapers (Delo and Dnevnik) from 01.09.2004 to 17.01.2005
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
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
Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example
Pictures from the media
Parliamentary deputies in the media – an example
Pictures from the media