Topic: Encouraging Political Participation by Women
Country: Tajikistan
Delegate Name: Katherine Mooney
School: Royal Oak High School
Topic page: background guide and all position papers All Tajikistan position papers GLIMUN 2017 committees
Women are involved with the government in Tajikistan. Although the number of women in politics is not as high as the number of men, the government of Tajikistan is voted into power by the people. The people vote for the representatives they believe will improve our country. By creating laws that will give woman easier access to government power will create a biased unfair election. The people will not be truly represented by leaders that reflect their beliefs. When the former soviet union left Tajikistan the number of women in politics decreased. This was because laws put in place by the former soviet union forced women into politics unfairly representing the people of Tajikistan and their beliefs. Although Tajikistan is not a declared Islamic state many of the Tajikistan citizens follow Islamic practices. These values are traditional to our country. Women have been a key part of the family setting in Tajikistan communities. The citizens of our nation believe woman’s support is needed most in the home, not in the political government. Although traditional Tajikistan beliefs place woman in the home there are many women in the government of Tajikistan. 3% of the nation’s parliament, as well as 7% of the nation’s senior posts within government ministries, are represented by a woman. Although these numbers are small they were voted into office by the people to represent them. Along with these woman on the national scale, many women represent their regions and villages. 5 woman head administrations of cities and regions. 70% of deputy chairs of local administrations are held by a woman. 8% of village councils are lead by a woman. These women have been elected by their own right, they did not require government assistance to be put into power by our people. Woman have representation in government and if the people see a need to change these statistics it will reflect in how they vote in the next election. In addition to the woman in the nation's government, there are several non-government organizations woman are involved in. These organizations can impact the nation's government in great ways, 35% of all non-government organizations in Tajikistan are lead by women. These organizations were created for the purpose of pushing for women equality in our nation and other injustices. The issues are being handled within our own country as our people would believe best not as other countries that are not familiar with our culture and beliefs view as best.
