A Woman Spoke out Against Reserved Seats for Women in PNG

MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT SAYS THERE IS NO NEED FOR RESERVED SEATS FOR WOMEN
20:36hrs  27 July 2012
ohe MP Delilah Gore says there is no need for reserved seats for women in Papua New Guinea parliament.
The member, who created history by being the first woman declared in the 2012 elections, finished first in a fiercely contested field of 50 men and three women.
She told The National: “If a man can climb mountains, and cross valleys and flowing rivers, so can a woman. I climbed mountains and crossed valleys. If I did that and won so can other women.
Ms Gore said “There is no need for special treatment. PNG women are not primitives any more saying they can stand together with our men to develop Papua New Guinea.
She says women have a natural advantage of sharing and caring adding that they are already managers in their home.
Previously she worked for the Treasury department.
Delilah said it was high time women started believing in themselves and their own abilities. She said in the elections there is no holding back.
Gore is one of two successful woman contestants in the 2012 election.


SIBC Online
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In every legislative proposal, there's an agenda behind it. The proposed 10 Reserve Seats for women in Solomon Islands is another attempt by the seating Prime Minister to appeal to women support. Past Prime Ministers supported this proposal [Sogavare, Sikua, and Philip].
There's no shortcut to Parliament. The most important right of the free world is the "Right to Vote" and this proposal is assaulting it in every direction.