Friday, 14 September 2012, 11:00, “Boris Trajkovski” Hall
CONFERENCE- DISCUSSION ON THE OCCASION OF 15TH SEPTEMBER- INTERNATIONAL DAY OF DEMOCRACY; TOPIC: DEMOCRACY AND GENDER EQUALITY
(Organized by the Women Parliamentarians’ Club of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia, in cooperation with the Macedonian Women Lobby WCI ANTIKO, supported by UN, NDI, Conrad Adenauer Foundation and Friedrich Ebert Foundations)
Introductory address:
- Mr. Trajko Veljanoski, President of the Assembly of the Republic of Macedonia
- Ms. Diadre Boyd, Resident Coordinator off UN and UNDP Representative to the Republic of Macedonia;
- Ms. Sonja Mirakovska, Coordinator of WPC;
- Ms. Daniela Dimitrievska, Executive Director of Macedonian Women Lobby;
- Ms. Liljana Popovska, Chair of the Committee on Equal Rights for Women and Men
- Ms. Gjuner Nebiu, Chair of the WCI Antico
11.20
„Democracy without Women” – Leaders perspective
- Ms. Teuta Arifi, Vice Prime Minister on EU Affairs
11.30
„Women in the decision making process”- contextual analysis
- Ms. Karolina Ristova-Asterud, Representative of the academic public
11.40
Discussion : Obligations of the political parties in the gender equality
VMRO-DPMNE: Silvana Boneva, Liljana Kuzmanovska, Ilija Dimovski;
SDSM: Radmila Sekerinska, Cvetanka Ivanova, Andrej Petrov;
DPA: Meral Uzeiri Ferati, Imer Aliu;
DUI: Suzana Saliu, Talat DZaferi;
NSDP: Goran Misovski
12.35
Allies in the representation of the gender equality
- Daniela Dimitrievska, MWL
12.45
NGO Representatives
13.00
Conclusions and recommendations
- Ms. Sonja Mirakovska, WPC Coordinator
This Conference is open for the media.