Minister of State for Women’s Affairs Jean Ogasapian Wednesday launched his ministry’s plan to empower women and enhance their participation in the 2018 parliamentary election. In Lebanon, only 3.1 percent of MPs are women, despite the fact that the country is a signatory of the Beijing Declaration – a result of the 1995 United Nations World Conference on Women, which set a target quota of 30 percent of decision-making positions to be held by women.
Ogasapian’s plan, launched during a conference at Beirut’s Kempinski Hotel, includes measures designed to train women to run for elections, and media campaigns to raise awareness regarding the importance of women’s involvement in politics.
