지방의회 여성의원 의원경력 지속 및 확충 방안 연구

Ⅰ. 연구목적 및 방법 본 연구의 목적은 2010년 지방의회 선거경험을 토대로 여성의원의 의원경력 지속 및 확충 방안을 모색하는 것이다. 즉, 효율적인 정책입안 및 실행을 위해 여성의원으로서의 경험자의 노하우가 지속될 수 있는 방안을 모색하고자 하는 것이다. 이는 여성 구성원의 비율을 증대시키는 것에서 더 나아가 입법부와 집행부의 양성평등한 조직문화를 조성하여 여성친화적 정책과 입법에 효율성을 더하는 방향으로 여성의 정치적 대표성을 높이는 방법을 모색하고자 함이다. 이를 위해 본 연구에서는 첫째, 여성정치인의 경력 지속성과 관련된 이론적 고찰을 수행하고, 둘째, 주요 정당의 후보공천과정을 검토한 후 이 과정과 여성의 정치대표성과의 관계를 살펴본다. 셋째, 2010년 지방선거 여성당선인을 대상으로 경력지속성 관련 설문조사 및 심층면접을 실시하여 분석하고, 넷째, 위의 자료들을 바탕으로 지방의회에 진출한 여성의원의 경력 지속 및 확충 방안을 제시하고자 한다.

The purpose of this study is to examine women's political representations and find out the way of continuing and expanding career of female assemblymen in local congress. The result of the 5th local election on June second in 2010 was that female assemblymen are 21.6% out of basic local assemblymen, 14.8% out of metropolitan assembly and 2.6% out of mayors in basic self-ruling areas. These numbers are found to be increased a little, compared to 15.0% and out of basic local assemblymen, 12.0% out of metropolitan assembly, and 1.3% out of mayors in basic self-ruling areas on the 4th local election in 2006. On the other hand, 581 female member in the assembly, 80.2% out of total elected female assemblymen, are elected in the first time, and 146 female assemblymen, 18.3% out of total elected female assemblymen, are reelected. It is assumed to take some time for female elected member in the first time to get accustomed to their schedule and activities in the assembly. Therefore, it is truly loss of the career of female assemblymen in the first time. Higher reelected times of female member in the assembly, more times they are found to be nominated as a chairperson and committee chairperson. As a result, it is very critical to continue and expand the career of female member in the local assembly under the circumstances of having many agenda resolved in the future to have local politics smeared in our life politics. To overcome the obstacles above, we have three agenda. Firstly, this study proposes ⓛ introduction of rationing 30% of public nominations for female in the local basic assembly in the perspective of institutional system, ② expansion of proportional representation and transition to election in the middle and large based area and ③ permission of small-fund raising activities for local assemblymen. Secondly, we have agenda to manage gender-equal nomination system. ⓛ Rationing of 50% of male assemblymen in standing committees for women, in order to make gender-sensitive activities more actively in the local basic assembly, ② nomination of specific electorate district only for female in each political party, ③ a standard manual for evaluation