Supported by: Women’s Alliance, Aspekt, The Prerogative of Choice

Project span: May 2002 – July 2002

Project team: Oľga Gyárfášová, Katarína Pafková

Co-organizing Institutions: AKO Agency

Objective: To analyze women’s views for the purposes of the 2002 election campaign and the activities of non-governmental organizations involved in women’s issues. Qualitative sociological research was undertaken to gather information on the following: specific characteristics of electoral behavior of women; what are the most pressing problems women face; views of women’s participation in politics and public life; perception of the position of women in society; positions on some legal amendments to legislation on social policies; perception of non-governmental organizations; potential of active participation of women in public life and in the activities of non-governmental organizations.

Outputs:

Research report: "Women’s Voices", IVO 2002. Available in the Slovak language only.

Chapter: "Women, Men and the Equality of Chances" in publication Slovakia 2002. Global Report on the State of Society that is primarily published in the Slovak language, later followed by an abridged, updated and revised English language edition.

Chapter: "Women and Men in Politics" in a publication Slovakia 2002. Global Report on the State of Society.