Electoral Law Proposal for a Women’s Quota in the Lebanese Parliament

Despite the fact that since 1953 Lebanese women enjoy full political rights, female participation in decision-making and representation in national and local elected councils is still very low (4.7 percent in national parliament). Considering that Lebanon is signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) and the 1995 Beijing Declaration which provides for a minimum of 30 percent female representation in elected and appointed political bodies, Lebanon is committed to adopt temporary measures aimed at enhancing equality between men and women