PARITY DEMOCRACY - ENSURING EQUALITY OF HUMAN RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS: GENDER ACCENT

Abstract

The article examines the concept of parity democracy as a key factor in ensuring equality of human rights and freedoms, with a special emphasis on gender equality. The author investigates how parity representation of women and men in the political decision-making process affects the quality of democratic governance and the development of the rule of law. The purpose of the study is to substantiate theoretically the need for parity representation in government structures, as well as to identify barriers that hinder the implementation of the principle of gender equality in political life. The work uses methods of systemic and comparative analysis, as well as legal approach to studying the content of the concepts of "parity democracy" and "gender democracy." An analysis of doctrinal approaches to understanding the content of parity democracy was carried out, attention was focused on European standards of gender equality, Recommendations of the Council of Europe, and data for 2024 on the gender index of Ukraine were provided, which revealed a low percentage of the gender equality index in the political sphere, compared to the social, economic and healthcare sectors. The results of the study demonstrate that the implementation of a parity model of democracy contributes to the formation of an inclusive and just society. Parity as a constitutional and legal principle not only strengthens the democratic legitimacy of institutions, but also opens up new prospects for the implementation of human rights at all levels of government. The conclusions obtained can be used in the development of state policy, educational programs on gender equality, human rights initiatives, as well as in legislative activities.

Key words: gender equality, parity, gender, democracy, constitutional rights, human rights.