Topic: Encouraging Political Participation by Women
Country: France
Delegate Name: Isabelle Popp
School: Forest Hills Central High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All France position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
France believes that both men and women should have equal human rights and opportunities to participate in politics. We as a country acknowledge that currently both men and women do not have an even playing field, but are making strides in legalizing legislation that will create equal opportunities for men and women. In 2014, a gender equality bill was put into place that will improve the wages of women that are not equal to men that work the same positions and provide equal representation in politics for men and women. It is acknowledged that on average women make about twenty-five percent less than the males and only constitute for about twenty-five percent of the Assembly and Senate and three percent of chief executives. This bill was passed by the French government in an effort to increase the number of women working in politics and increase their human rights. France has contributed to resolutions at the UN Security Council’s Women, Peace and Security Agenda. These resolutions have and do assert the importance of the participation of women, one of which France collaborated with the Netherlands on in a resolution in the UN General Assembly to end all violence against women, as well as, unfair treatments. In 2009, France proposed the implementation of a new mechanism on laws and practices that discriminate against women at the Human Rights Council to supplement existing mechanisms. Women's rights have been a priority in the progressive development of France. France fully supports bills to further the rights of women in politics and will work with any country who is willing to promote the rights of women and participation of women in politics.
