Legally, women in Andorra have equal rights under the laws of the
Principality of Andorra
, image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg
, symbol_type = Coat of arms
, national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...
. Politically, Andorran women won 15 out of 28 in seats in
the country's legislature during the parliamentary election of 2011. For this reason, Andorra became the first nation in
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
and the second country internationally to have elected a "majority female legislature".
Women's rights in Andorra
Among the problems that confront Andorran women at present are the existence of violence against them, the absence of government departments that deal with issues about women, and the non-existence of shelters for battered women that are managed by the
government of Andorra. Andorra was slow to give women legal rights:
women's suffrage
Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...
was achieved only in 1970.
See also
*
Human rights in Andorra
References
External links
ANDORRAGENDER EQUITY & WOMEN'S ISSUES – AndorraWomen’s and Migrants Rights Issues Dominate UPR of Andorra
Andorran women
Andorra
, image_flag = Flag of Andorra.svg
, image_coat = Coat of arms of Andorra.svg
, symbol_type = Coat of arms
, national_motto = la, Virtus Unita Fortior, label=none (Latin)"United virtue is stro ...
{{Women-hist-stub