Lenita Freidenvall was a guest speaker and moderator at a Roundtable on Women’s Participation in Political Parties organized by OSCE-ODIHR (Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights) in Warsaw, June 23 -24, 2009.

40 decision-makers from all over Europe and Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Georgia and Ukraine met to review legislative and policy trends and political party practices for promoting women’s participation in politics. They identified key challenges remaining for legislators and advocates in this field.  Ms. Violeta Neubauer, UN CEDAW Committee Member, spoke about international commitments and standards for gender-balanced participation in political decision making.