Basic Law: The Knesset (Amendment – Adequate Representation for Women on the List of Candidates for the Knesset) Bill
Translated from Hebrew: הצעת חוק-יסוד: הכנסת (תיקון - ייצוג הולם לנשים ברשימת מועמדים לכנסת)
TL;DRA bill to amend Basic Law: The Knesset: setting a quota of no less than 30% representation of women on parties' candidate lists.
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What does the bill do?
The bill adds a new section to Basic Law: The Knesset requiring every party that submits a list of candidates to ensure that no less than 30% of the places on the list are allocated to women. The aim of the amendment is to promote equal gender representation on election lists. The explanatory notes state that as of 2022 Israel ranked low in the world in terms of women's representation in parliament, and that many countries have already implemented similar quotas for women's representation in their parliaments.
The votes on this bill
Coalition 62 seats
Left the coalition 14 seats
Opposition 44 seats
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