Co-Presidency within the Autonomous Administration as a Model for Women’s Political Participation

The Syrian Feminist Lobby launched the research paper, “Co-Presidency within the Autonomous Administration as a Model for Women’s Political Participation” prepared by Lina Wafai. This research paper attempts to fill this gap and increase knowledge on one of these different authorities within Syria and its impact on women’s political participation. It takes as case-study the Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria (AANES), which is controlled by the Democratic Union Party (PYD) and adopts a co-management system. In this system, a man and a woman hold the same administrative position, suggesting that women of this administration are decision-making partners. This raises several questions regarding the effectiveness and the reality of this system, and whether the women taking part in this system consider it as an opportunity for equal participation.