Daniel_Cheung
04-11-2010, 10:22 PM
Dutch Christian fundamentalist party blocks women
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100409/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_religion
A fundamentalist Christian political party led entirely by men was told by the Netherlands' Supreme Court on Friday that it must accept women in leadership roles.
The Political Reformed Party, known by its Dutch acronym SGP, has consistently held two or three seats in the country's 150-member national parliament since the 1920s but has never had a female candidate at any level.
"People say it's only a small party, so why bother?" said Kathalijne Buitenweg, chair of the women's rights organization that brought the case challenging SGP policies.
"But can you imagine the outcry there would be in this country if a party with these principles had been organized by Muslims?"...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100409/ap_on_re_eu/eu_netherlands_religion
A fundamentalist Christian political party led entirely by men was told by the Netherlands' Supreme Court on Friday that it must accept women in leadership roles.
The Political Reformed Party, known by its Dutch acronym SGP, has consistently held two or three seats in the country's 150-member national parliament since the 1920s but has never had a female candidate at any level.
"People say it's only a small party, so why bother?" said Kathalijne Buitenweg, chair of the women's rights organization that brought the case challenging SGP policies.
"But can you imagine the outcry there would be in this country if a party with these principles had been organized by Muslims?"...