| Such a decision was adopted at the Council meeting which
took place in Moscow on October 20.
In addition to the issue of determination of their political
spectrum the participants of the Council also discussed preparation
to the Moscow International Women’s Festival “The Femme Fest”,
as well as their interaction with partner organisations.
The Council adopted two political decisions: on the attitude
to the People’s Front and on the position as regards the parliamentary
and the presidential election campaign.
The meeting which joined together over 20 representatives
of the Council (leaders of women’s different organisations)
was moderated by Natalia Ivanova, Co-Chair of the Council
and Chair of the Board of Directors of ROSAVTOTRANS.
Galina Mikhalyova, Co-Chair of the Council and head of YABLOKO
Gender Faction presented draft resolution on the People’s
Front and also recollected that the position on the Front
has been discussed at the Co-Chairs Council.
The document signed by the Council members states that the
Council is a post-partisan structure and will not restrict
itself to cooperation with only one party (the ruling United
Russia party), which would not corresponded to the stated
aims and goals of the organisation. “Unfortunately many problems
have been still unsolved: discrimination of women as of sex
in different fields, women labour rights and support of mothers
and children. We will address our women’s agenda to chairs
of all the parties so that to achieve progress in this sphere,”
Mikhalyova said.
The second document was connected with support to parties
and candidates who share the views of the Council.
“We should support those members of the Council who will
participate in the parliamentary elections despite of their
party membership, first of all we support the Gender Faction
of the YABLOKO party,” Natalya Dmitriyeva, Co-Chair of the
Council and Chair of the Business Women association stressed
in her speech.
Galina Fomina, Vice Chair of the Alfa Bank and another Co-Chair
of the Council (the Council has seven Co-Chairs) spoke about
the project “Women - Decision Makers in Russia in the Third
Millenium”. The participants of the project visited some foreign
countries for establishment of contacts and exchange of opinions.
She gave an example of the countries of the Arab world: the
share of women in banking constitutes 43 per cent there, whereas
in Russia this share is several dozens times lower.
Galina Slautina, Deputy Chair of YABLOKO’s Gender Faction
and member of the Council in Perm also spoke at the meeting.
Also the Council decided to render aid to Svetlana Turchina
from Nizhni Novgorod. Svetlana’s husband Viktor Turchin was
removed from his post of the chief medical officer of the
regional hospital after he had disclosed the facts of corruption
in the actions of Eugeni Gerasimov, district head. According
to Turchinova, their family had to face political reprisals.
Co-chairs of the Council stated that they would closely monitor
the developments and take this event under their control.
YABLOKO is already preparing appeals and legal action in connection
with this situation.
See also:
Women's
Movement
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