Women's Presence in Politics

Women leadering and engendering development plans

wakabari — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 02:08:21 -0400

How can we assess the roles of various stakeholders in promoting women's leadership and engendering local development plans?

Women's Presence in Politics

Getting Involved

wakabari — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 02:29:29 -0400

How can I be involved as a volunteer in Kenya to reach out to the women in the rural areas?"

Political participation and other areas of decision-making

Kenya Finance docket should be managed by a woman politician

wakabari — Thu, 3 Jul 2008 02:01:17 -0400

I am young Kenya women. I am very disturbed by the current motion of no confidence with the Kenya's finance minister, Hon Amos Kimuya.

Political participation and other areas of decision-making

Should Hillary be the VP Nominee?

peytonfan1945 — Mon, 30 Jun 2008 13:11:32 -0400

I am a 62 year old male who is amazed at the 2008 presedential primaries. I would love to see a female VP!!!!!

Getting Elected!

Young Women In Politics

TUGBA — Mon, 23 Jun 2008 07:11:35 -0400

Dear iKNOW Politics participants, We have been writing and talking more than a year now about women in politics.

Getting Elected!

Petition for women to take top EU posts!

Jennie Arts — Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:03:36 -0400

"A citizen's petition has been launched to lobby for a woman to win one of the top four EU posts up for grabs next year, with such jobs normally going to a clutch of men after much closed-door barteri

Getting Elected!

Set Back in Women Empowerment Struggle in Nigeria

rafat salami — Thu, 3 Apr 2008 07:09:01 -0400

Recent events in Nigeria has cast dooubts over the ability of women to hold power and indeed make a difference in a male dominated politics, that is by and large not in the interests of the poor major

Women's Presence in Politics

Women in Roles of Religious Authority

luisgutierrez — Sat, 1 Mar 2008 12:29:09 -0500

FYI .... The following have been posted this year: Solidarity, Sustainability, and Nonviolence V4 N1 January 2008 Theme: The Religious Dimension of Sustainable Development

Women's Presence in Politics

The Need for Women in Peace Building

Emily Edgecombe — Thu, 7 Feb 2008 14:14:11 -0500

It is essential that women play a key role in the peace building process in conflicts around the world.

Women's Presence in Politics

Iranian Women Crucial in Majlis Election

Emily Edgecombe — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:34:50 -0500

More than 7,000 candidates have registered for the Iranian parliamentary election scheduled to be held on 14 March. Almost 600 of them are women.

Women's Presence in Politics

Gender Quotas

Emily Edgecombe — Fri, 18 Jan 2008 15:25:50 -0500

Despite the controversial nature of gender quotas, I believe they can be helpful in combating the many social, economic and political challenges that women continue to face around the world.

Women's Presence in Politics

Hillary Clinton and the US primaries

CaitlinHopping — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 14:32:24 -0500

Hillary Clinton's recent win in New Hampshire prompted a storm of speculation from the media and commentators about the impact of identity politics on the primaries.

Young People and Politics

2008 New Year and time to act!

TUGBA — Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:36:46 -0500

Happy 2008 to everyone; I think that, as more women become involved in politics in the coming year, we need to plan and work toward a goal.

WOMEN ELECTION LEADERSHIP

Representation vs Participation

Sandra Navarro — Tue, 9 Oct 2007 09:21:21 -0400

A few months ago, I posted an article in Spanish about participation and representation of women in all kinds of electoral processes.

Bancadas Femeninas

Gender Disparity and Challenges of Governance in Nigeria

Dammy — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 14:02:25 -0400

Looking at the issue of governance in Nigeria, i believe women are still far behind and may not be able to acheive the MDG's if something is not done.

Nigeria's 2007 Election. How Did The Women Fare?

Women's Political Representation in Turkey and Quotas

selenyilmaz — Wed, 8 Aug 2007 08:06:12 -0400

On 22 July 2007, Turkey held its general elections. This election, being very critical for various reasons, was also very important for women’s political representation.

Women's Caucuses

Legislated gender quotas or voluntary party quotas?

ddahlerup — Mon, 6 Aug 2007 15:45:02 -0400

As a researcher of electoral gender quotas, I am often asked, which type of gender quotas will increase women’s political representation the best: Legal gender quotas or voluntary party quotas?

Women's Presence in Politics

Gender Protocols And Their Implementation

bsalimova — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 10:37:49 -0400

Will another international protocol lead to better representation of women in politics or something else needs to be done to bridge the existing gap between the adoption of policies and their implemen

Nigeria's 2007 Election. How Did The Women Fare?

Women Presentation and Representation

Safia — Thu, 5 Jul 2007 04:44:14 -0400

It is obvious that all raised points regarding women representation (not presentation) in political life is important and vital to women and the community as a whole, also women empowerment through ac

Women's Presence in Politics

We Fight For An Equal Treatment With Men, But What Happens When ....

Sandra Navarro — Thu, 17 May 2007 00:21:16 -0400

Women fight for everything we believe: for our families, our kids, our believes, and our political differences. We do it with passion, with love and with that miracle "SIX SENSE" we have.

Political participation and other areas of decision-making

Women Leadership In Elections

TUGBA — Wed, 16 May 2007 04:24:19 -0400

Let's get together to support women to be elected. We are in the year 2007 and still not many women are elected in the world. So we have to do something! We really do.

Young People and Politics

How To Get Fair Participation In The Elections

Sandra Navarro — Mon, 14 May 2007 15:58:17 -0400

The upcoming elections to the Constitutional Assembly in Ecuador provoked the desire for real participation of the citizens.

Bancadas Femeninas

Women's Participation in Parliamentary Leadership

honcgbarclay — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:08:44 -0400

I would like for the international community to empower and strenghten the skills of Liberian women leaders in order to have equal participation in decision- making.

Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia

Women and Legislature

Elizabeth Pennoh Williams — Mon, 14 May 2007 11:04:56 -0400

We want to congratulate women in politics for their courage and we want to assure them that we will support them all the way.

Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia

Reconstruction of Liberia and women

sarahjfohl — Mon, 14 May 2007 10:51:07 -0400

Hello Honorables!

Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia

50 Days for Gender Equality in Political Participation

Nurgul Djanaeva — Sat, 5 May 2007 00:14:31 -0400

Start: 2007-05-10 00:00

End: 2007-06-29 00:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT

“50 Days -50 women for 50 in Political Participation in Kyrgyzstan” – an annual national campaign is part of the comprehensive Forum’s program on WPPP.

Women's Presence in Politics

Pakistani Women in Politics

Nawaz Phulpoto — Wed, 2 May 2007 00:44:32 -0400

Being a citizen of Pakistan , I would like to express my concern about Pakistani politics and related issues. I feel that this forum is a transparent forum to discuss the agenda.

Women's Caucuses

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eddisonmary — Fri, 20 Apr 2007 09:45:07 -0400

i am involved in a political group in my constituency and is also part of the discision making

Women's Presence in Politics

Senator Hillary Clinton speaks at Rutgers on Because Politics Matters: Women in Politics and Leadership.

rebecca — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 14:38:27 -0400

Start: 2007-04-20 11:00

End: 2007-04-20 12:00

Timezone: Etc/GMT

http://www.cawp.rutgers.edu/clinton.html

Women's Presence in Politics

Global Feminism

lalepin — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 20:34:05 -0400

Women all over the world are taking on the unresolved major issues facing humanity -- poverty, hunger, conflict, violence, disease, etc.

Seeking "Best Practices" in the Arab, Pacific, and Arab States Region

Skills-Building

Boitumelo — Sun, 8 Apr 2007 02:54:35 -0400

I believe one major critical tool of empowerment is training women in media relations as integral part of their development programme.

Young People and Politics