LEOS - Liberal Women's Brain Pool in Mongolia

Liberal Women's Brain Pool (LEOS) is a voluntary non-governmental organization uniting the women supporting democratic views and processes. Its aim is to study the possibility of promoting talented professional women to serve the state and government's economic and political decision-making positions.

It was founded on October 20, 1992 on the basis of a historical tradition admiring Mongolian women's wisdom, knowledge and ability; Mongolia's present social demand and consumption where highly qualified women in different professions are active in political and public life even though the percentage being elected to decision-making positions of the state, government, party, and public organizations is still very low; and world trends promoting women to economic and political decision-making positions and increase their influence and role in the society.

LEOS projects and activities include an information fund related to women problems which was conceptualized to facilitate its overall program. On this regard, a study is being conducted:

  • to identify a pool of talented professional women;
  • to popularize these women through radio, television and press; and
  • to arrange work for indirectly influencing persons in decision-making positions of the state, government, party, and public organizations.

For more information contact:

Budragchaagiin Uranchimeg
General Council of Mongolian Women's
Federation
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia

Tel: 328060

P. Altantsetseg
Women's Council, Ulaanbaatar City
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia

Tel: 22913

Jambalorjiin Erdenechimeg
Kiiural of Citizen Representatives of the
Capital City
Sukhbaatar Square, 11
Ulaanbaatar
Mongolia

Tel: 22007

Dutch Party to Exclude Women

The Dutch right-wing protestant party SGP, have decided to ban women from party membership. This decision was based on their interpretation of the bible that women should not be politically active. The conspicuous vote came from the men, though women have a total two-thirds voting membership.

The motion was met with aversion by most other political parties and the women's movement. Upon the request of the women's groups, the Dutch Prosecution Office will start an investigation on the legitimacy of the SGP decision.

The motion also contradicts the policies of the state as the Dutch government favors the adoption of the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW).

Source: Women Envision, No. 8, December 1