International Conference on 'The Role of Women and the Transition to Democracy inCentral and Eastern Europe'. Held in Strasbourg, France on October 3-4, 1992

摘要

The conference was organized to enable women political leaders from Central andEastern Europe and their counterparts from Western Europe and the United States to discuss the role of women in the democratization and economic reform process. The first three sessions addressed: women's role in the economic, social, and political process in Central and Eastern Europe; the impacts of Western government actions and policies on women's participation in politics and the economy; and strategies for building the organizational and leadership skills of Central and Eastern European women, especially by establishing action networks and improving women's access to the media. A final session discussed a range of concerns, including domestic and sexual violence, organization of women's caucuses within parliament, job training and business financing, research on women's social and health issues, development of television programming featuring women role models, international networking of women's groups, and development of women's empowerment training workshops for parliamentarians and their staffs.