Insiders or Outsiders: The Women’s Parliamentary Network in Serbia

Čičkarić, Lilijana (2026) Insiders or Outsiders: The Women’s Parliamentary Network in Serbia. In: Women’s Political Representation in Southeast European Politics. Edward Elgar Publishing, Chetenham UK, Northemton USA, pp. 41-61. ISBN 978 1 03535 054 4

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Abstract

The active participation of women at all levels of decision-making and political involvement is essential to achieving gender equality, sustainable development, peace and democracy. However, in the twenty-first century, women worldwide continue to encounter impediments to their political participation and engagement. As articulated in the Sustainable Development Goals, the equal participation of women and men in government and decision-making is recognized as an inalienable right, fundamental to their active engagement in political life and the crux of gender equality and women’s empowerment (United Nations, 2023). The equitable representation of both men and women in parliament and other political decision-making bodies is crucial for ensuring a more accurate reflection of societal composition. This representation can enhance the legitimacy of political processes by making them more democratic and accountable. The extant literature suggests a positive correlation between women’s political participation and the human development index, electoral processes, democracy, and pluralism (Matland, 2005; Cornwall & Goetz, 2005; Tremblay, 2007).

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