whereas women are overwhelmingly underrepresented in governance structures and the political sphere, and democracy and good governance can only be achieved through gender equality and more equal representation, which decentralisation must promote;
ker so ženske večinoma premalo zastopane v strukturah upravljanja in politiki, demokracijo in dobro upravljanje pa je mogoče doseči le z enakostjo spolov in enakopravnejšo zastopanostjo, ki ju mora decentralizacija spodbujati;