TALLINN - During the 1992 presidential election, an older female voter told Mari-Ann Kelam, an MP from the Pro-Patria Union, that being president is too hard of a job for a woman. This baffled Kelam, since the only female candidate, Lagle Parek, had already survived a Soviet gulag. Sexism like this is pervasive in Estonian society, but a big push by female politicians led to a record number of women in Parliament and may lead to a change in attitudes. But although many people agree that sexism is a problem in Estonia, they disagree on the methods used to combat it. Almost one-fifth of the P...
The article you requested can be accessed only by subscribing to the online version of The Baltic Times. If you are already subscribed to The Baltic Times, please authorize yourself.
In case you don't have a subscription yet - please visit our
SUBSCRIPTION section
