Damascus-SANA
Many women say “what does my voice do” when participating in the elections, but if a woman makes a good choice and plays her role in a thoughtful manner, much of what she works and looks forward to in all aspects of life, whether related to her or to society in general, will be achieved. And a winner in the elections.
Institutions and bodies in Syria are striving to achieve a distinct participation of women in the local council elections, the current entitlement to enhance social responsibility and an effective response to their presence in the social, political, developmental and other fields. From this point of view, the “You Can… You Deserve” campaign was launched by the Syrian Commission for Family and Population Affairs in cooperation with the Basma Foundation. Syrian youth and a number of ministries.
Parliament member Dr. Ruba Mirza indicated in a statement to SANA reporter that the Syrian constitution affirmed the participation of women in all areas of life and did not discriminate between candidacy and the right to vote between them and men, noting that Syrian laws have strengthened the participation of women in all fields, in addition to that Syria has signed many agreements International, including the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW).
Mirza explained that the focus on women's participation in local council elections, whether to run for office or perform their duty by electing whomever they find appropriate to activate service work, aims to have comprehensive community participation in the elections, stressing the importance of the right to political and social participation, especially that the local administration law urged the expansion of Women's participation in the elections.
Mirza indicated that the ambition of launching the campaign is to reach more active participation to activate the work of the national strategy to support and empower women and the plan for gender equality.
In her turn, the Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the “Here is My Identity” Developmental Foundation, Maria Saadeh, explained that women in Syria have proven their presence and their ability to assume great responsibility in all fields. It entered the sectors of the economy, production and labor by more than 80 percent in some fields.
Saadeh added that women's participation in local council elections is important because they are best able to know the necessary services for each region, as they have become experienced in various fields of work.
Through her work on the humanitarian side, Fida Dakouri, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Dafa Association, pointed out that the candidacy of the female component in the local council elections and their participation in them is of great importance to contribute to the development and development of society and to activate and develop service programs, adding... that women are able to prove themselves and serve their community if they are available. The degree of awareness, culture and self-confidence she has to be able to participate in political, social and service life.
Muhannad Suleiman
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