Kazakhstan President urges to promote women

ASTANA. March 5. KAZINFORM Today President Nursultan Nazarbayev charged People?s Democratic Party Nur Otan to encourage women to take executive positions; Kazinform reports.

?We must extend women?s opportunities to take active part in social and political life. All countries where 30-40 % of official executives are women, have a developed and socially oriented community?, N.Nazarbayev said. ?In Kazakhstan over last five years the number of women among Maslikhat and Parliament deputies has not changed. Today they make up only 17 %. The number of women who hold executive positions in central authorities does not increase. Our country has plenty of leaders among women and they succeed. Employers must encourage women in building up their career?, the President noted. "From now on Nur Otan must take control of this issue. 56 percent of the Party members are women. I am sure there are a lot of worthy candidates among them. We must help them advance, but women should be more active, too?, said the President.