ВПЛИВ ЗАКОНУ ПРО ГЕНДЕРНІ КВОТИ ДО МІСЦЕВИХ ОРГАНІВ ВЛАДИ

Abstract

The change in the political status of Ukraine in the modern world, and its transformation into an independent state has led to a conscious redistribution of social roles in Ukrainian society. There is an objective need to change the traditional functional role division between men and women, which doesn’t diminish the reluctance or inability of society to realize this need. The article presents research and analysis of the state policy of local government authorities using the law on gender quotas as new amendments to the Electoral Code of Ukraine. The relevance of this topic is in being little studied and needs its own analysis by studying all the nuances of the impact of the law regarding gender quotas on the work of local authorities, identifying priorities and shortcomings. The purpose of the article is to analyze the project of implementation and change of the state policy of local governments using the law on gender quotas, advantages and disadvantages. In the process of research, the following general scientific theoretical methods were used: systems analysis - to clarify the main categories of research; abstract-logical method - for the implementation of theoretical generalizations and conclusions about the essence of the impact of the law regarding gender quotas on the work of local authorities, its effectiveness and features. The article presents the results of changes in the electoral process in Ukraine, namely the introduction of gender quotas in the electoral lists of political parties and how personnel changes have taken place in local authorities. The peculiarity of the application and result of the introduction of gender quotas in the electoral process by different political parties and what changes have occurred as a result of changes in the last elections to local authorities for women have been studied. The author analyzed the effectiveness and impact of the law on gender quotas. The positive changes and shortcomings of this law and how it changed women's representation in the work of local authorities are indicated. The object of the study is the influence of the law on gender quotas, as the latest subject of the last local elections. The subject of the research is the concept of "gender quotas", features of their influence and functioning in Ukraine. As the law is not perfect and Ukrainian society continues to live in the remnants of patriarchal society in terms of the women’s role in politics, especially at the level of local and regional councils, this topic remains prospective for further study.