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Position Paper - Women in Governance - Sample
Committee: UN Women 2
Country:
United States of America
Topic: Expanding the Role of Women in Governance
Delegates: MGC, MTP
In
our minds we have always had an image of society where women are less
appreciated and important than men. They
were
not valued as equal human beings and, in many cases, their ideas and
knowledge are not taken into account,
as seen historically and internationally in which women did not have
the right to vote.
This idea has been, and continues
to be,
present in the mindset of people in many cultures. As recently
as
August 2015, only 22% of the members in all national parliaments were
women.
Unless action is taken, this issue
will
continue in many countries. In the United States this past decade has
been key to improvement.
Although
statistics are quite promising, our main concern is in government.
Only
19% of the seats in congress are held by women. Because of this
low numbers,
the United States believes that measures must be taken soon in order
to achieve gender equality,
especially in the political field. Not
only is the current situation unfair to the individual rights of
women, but this situation allows
for
society to ignore the potential of 50% of its population.
Although
the United States has made several attempts to solve this issue as a
whole country, agreements have not been possible due to the fact that
the United States is a federal country and every state has different
laws and regulations. Another controversial factor is the conflict
between the imposition of certain regulations including quotas,
fixed salaries and the
free market
system, in which the value of services is not regulated by the
government, but negotiated directly by the parts based on open
competition regardless of gender,race, age,
etc.
The
equal rights amendment,
which guaranteed equal rights for
men and women
is an example of this difficulty. This amendment has only been passed
in 35 states.
On
the other hand there have been some states which have shown a bigger
interest in solving this issue and
because of this they have taken measures.As
recently
as September 2015, the New
California Pay Law was passed. This law supports and protects women
in the field of work by
saying that the amount of salary employees are paid
shall not be decided because of their gender, but because of their
work as an individual.
Internationally, the United States had not been as active in
promoting women’s rights or increasing the role of women in
governance as other countries. While the United States has yet to
ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of
Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) treaty, the Carter
administration signed the treaty in 1980. Although the treaty has
been voted on by the Senate, it has yet to pass the required
two-thirds vote.
The
United States’
first
proposal centers on education. We suggest that all willing countries
collaborate with us in an international fund that collects money for
the purpose of improving education, as we believe that it is an
essential factor when changing the perception of having women in
government. The money would be collected and organised for the
purpose of sending it to those countries that are in need of it.
Depending on each country’s
yearly income and economic conditions, they would collaborate in the
fund in a greater or lower measure.
A
committee formed of a representative from several
participating countries
would administrate where the money would go to, taking into account
each
country’s
situation. The money would be mainly destined for education purposes
including the elimination of barriers such as health or safety issues
that currently prevent children from having access to education.
As
a part of this first proposal we want to create an educational
program, first for those countries whose education and health
conditions are in good state. Then it would also be introduced in the
countries where with the help of the international fund, the
conditions have improved. This program requires that at least 10% of
the curriculum of the social studies subject focuses on gender issues
so that future generations are aware of gender inequality issues and
therefore are better equipped for our future government.
The
United States hopes that this proposal will help fight gender
inequality. We believe that if we rely on education the problem that
is affecting our society today will not be as prominent in the
future. We believe this is how this injustice can be solved.
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