64 procent af de latinamerikanske og caribiske oppositionsledere går ind for, at der indføres kønskvotering ved lov, fremgår det af en meningsmåling fra FNs Økonimiske Kommission for Latinamerika og Caribien.
SANTIAGO de CHILE, 7 March 2011: Most opinion leaders in Latin America support affirmative action to boost parity and the political participation of women, according to a consultation carried out by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC).
According to the third consultation carried out between November 2010 and January 2011, involving public and private figures from throughout the region, 64 per cent of respondents were in favour of quota laws.
In addition, 78 per cent continue to think that political parity encourages changes in the exercise of authority and leadership styles, while 67 per cent support penalties for parties that do not comply with the quotas laid down by law.
The general results of this poll involving academics, politicians and social and religious leaders point to the growing positive political influence of women, as this improves the representative nature of the democratic system and strengthens democracy itself.
In the three years ECLAC has carried out the consultation (the first and second were completed in 2008 and 2009, respectively), the figures show almost unanimous support for some policies aimed at facilitating the political participation of women, encouraging them to enter the labour market, implementing community childcare and health care services and expanding State facilities for pre-school childcare.
In this sense, the percentage of leaders who believe that men should be encouraged to increase their participation in household tasks has increased with each poll: 76 per cent in the first, 81 per cent in the second and 84 per cent in the third.
The latest consultation confirmed attitudes towards pro-parity affirmative action, as 63 per cent of those consulted hold this view.
The main reasons are the influence of women’s movements (48 per cent take this view), the electoral context (22 per cent), the example given by female presidents (15 per cent) and the agenda of international institutions (12 per cent).
