Topic: Encouraging Political Participation by Women
Country: Cuba
Delegate Name: Adrienne Parks
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Cuba position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
All over the world there are women who are not given a voice, not given the opportunity to use their voice, or just do not want to use their voice. Cuba believes that, as a committee, we need to understand what is stopping women from participating as voters and or as candidates. This is an important issue because when it comes to political participation it is important to allow different demographics to have a voice in politics.
Cuba is ranked third in the world when it comes to political participation by women, as 49% of our congress is made up of women. We believe that political participation by all is important to the wellbeing of our country, and that encouraging everyone to participate can lead to new and valuable ideas that we did not have before. We find it imperative that everyone has equal opportunities to use their voice.
With this in mind, there are many questions for the committee to answer. What is stopping women from participating in politics? How can we encourage women to gain the skills that are necessary to participate and contribute to politics?
There are many aspects of this topic that are imperative and must be included in the resolution that is passed in order for it to be comprehensive. One thing that Cuba believes needs to be addressed is the elimination of discriminatory clauses in constitutions. We also need to push for all countries in the United Nations to ratify the 1979 convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women. These two things together can help end discrimination against women altogether, which in turn can help make women more comfortable, and able, to participate in politics. Cuba also believes that education women on politics and the political process will help encourage political participation. How this will happen requires further debate and discussion in the committee, but these three basic criteria must be present in a successful resolution.
This committee is providing a way for us to improve our political equality, and our political systems altogether. By encouraging political participation by all, we are opening our discussions to new viewpoints that we are not currently receiving. We are looking forward to figuring out how to best encourage political participation by women, and hope that it is something that helps with the political process in Cuba, and everywhere else. The delegation of Cuba looks forward to discussing how to achieve these things with the other countries in this committee, and reaching a positive and productive solution.
