TAILIEUCHUNG - JUSTICE DEMANDS THE VOTE

Each of the language markets has its own public service broadcaster. In the Flemish sector, total VRT revenues in 2008 were $ million (€ million), of which 74 percent comes from a government grant. The remaining $ million (26 percent) is secured through advertising. In the French-speaking sector, RTBF’s total revenues for 2008 amounted to $474 million, with $390 million (82 percent) coming from government grants and the remaining $84 million (18 percent) from advertising and sponsorships. BRF, the German-language public broadcaster, operates with a comparatively modest $ million (2006 figure, breakdown between public and commercial funding not provided) (European Audiovisual. | United Kingdom 1910 A pro-suffrage poster from Brighton England reads Justice Demands the Vote. CORBIS. Image no. IH165362 from http Chapter 2 Politics The 2007 Kenyan general elections saw a record number of women - 269 women out of 2 548 candidates compared to just 44 in the 2002 elections - vying for a Parliamentary These elections also saw unprecedented levels of violence. One woman Alice Onduto was shot and killed after losing her nomination bid in South Nairobi and another woman candidate Flora Igoki Tera was tortured by a gang of five In spite of this hostile environment many women candidates persisted in building their campaigns on a platform of women s rights and gender equality. Lorna Laboso stood on an explicit agenda to promote the rights of women in her constituency in the Rift Valley promising to address female genital mutilation and other harmful cultural practices improve girls access to education and promote women s participation in Lorna s gender issues-based campaign was politically risky. But her track record of delivering on women s rights in her constituency stood her in good stead and she was eventually elected. Women are running for public office in growing numbers. They have currently reached an average of per cent of seats in national assemblies exceeding 30 per cent of representatives in national assemblies in 22 A core element of women s organising worldwide has been the focus on political processes in order to shape public policy-making and democratize power relations. Women are using their votes to strengthen their leverage as members of interest groups including groups with an interest in gender equality. The violence experienced by women candidates in the example from Kenya is emblematic of obstacles to women s political participation that limit their effectiveness in making political accountability systems work for gender equality in many parts of the world. Nevertheless

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