Political participation and other areas of decision-making

How do women's experiences in political participation - both successes and failures - influence other areas of decision-making such as the private sector, academia or public administration? Can any lessons be learned from the political arena and be translated into other areas?

Getting Involved

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

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How can we take the issues of local women leadersip to the national and international level

I am an activist working to create an enabling environment for women at the community level to participate in government especially at the local level.

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Sudan

Keep people ignorant or give them bad quality eduction,lock their minds and their eyes, keep them very busy running after daily bread and salt, and make them concerned with malaria and tuberculosis.

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Petition for women to take top EU posts!

"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

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Defining Women in Decision-Making Positions

iKNOW Politics members and experts worldwide are invited to share their thoughts on defining the concept of women in decision-making positions.

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Gender Disparity and Challenges of Governance in Nigeria

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.

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Women's Political Representation in Turkey and Quotas

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.

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Shine the Light: Celebrating the Achievements of Women in Politics

As part of celebrating the progress and achievements of women in politics, iKNOW Politics would like to invite members and visitors to share stories and experiences of outstanding women politicians wh

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Organizations Working For Women In Sudan

The Global Justice Center is mapping all organizations working on women's issues in Darfur, including issues such as women's access to justice, Security Council Resolution 1325, women in the judiciary

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

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.

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Women's Participation in Parliamentary Leadership

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.

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"A Woman's Moral Obligation Is To Resist Political Injustices"

My name is A. Fasu Kanneh and I live in the Netherlands for over two decades. I am a philanthropist and a businessman.

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"Women can make a difference"

I am not a woman but am interested in women's development in every sector of life. Without women, the probability of life would be zero.

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Or perhaps the other way around?

To be honest, I often wonder if women in politics should be learning from women who have succeeded in other fields.

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