Albanian President Tells Women Leaders to Make their Voices Heard – Women Deliver

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Albanian President Tells Women Leaders to Make their Voices Heard

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In 2009, Albanian President Bamir Topi called on women to not only participate in politics and public life, but to actively strive to be seen and heard in those positions. With 10 of 140 parliamentary seats and 1 of 65 mayoral positions occupied by women, Albania had one of the lowest percentages of elected women in Europe. In an effort to shift these statistics, the government has invested in ways to increase women’s effective and visible participation in politics as a means of maintaining a stable, democratic government and economic growth.

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