Advocacy

Advocacy involves gaining and exercising power to influence a political action. Employing methods such as demonstrations, public campaigns and civic education, advocacy can be the primary mission of international agencies and civil society organizations seeking to influence global and national decision makers. Women worldwide frequently organize themselves for advocacy purposes, drawing on their collective power to affect legislation, official policies and governmental programs.

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Indonesia: Indonesian Women to the Peace Table

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-22 03:02
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Women are profoundly underrepresented in peace negotiations around the globe. In 2009, the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) reviewed 21 major peace processes held since 1992 and found that women constituted less than 8percent of delegates to talks and less than 3 percent of agreement signatories.

This is a shameful record given that the United Nations specifically called on the world, through a Security Council resolution, to promote the role of women in peacemaking a decade ago.

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To read the complete news story please visit The Jakarta Post


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Connecting Women, Respecting Differences

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-22 01:39
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City & Province/State: 
Hamilton
Country: 
New Zealand
Venue: 
University of Waikato
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New Zealand in the 21st century is ‘diverse’. Ethnicity, indigeneity, sexuality, age, health, occupation, income, religion & disability all define the different experiences of women. How does this diversity shape ‘women’ & ‘womanhood’ in Aotearoa today? Do our differences divide us? How might we build stronger connections among women, while respecting & celebrating our diversity? Connecting Women: Respecting Differences will explore this theme of difference & strategies for connecting diverse women.


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2nd 'Equal is not enough' Conference: Challenging Differences and Inequalities in Contemporary Societies

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-22 01:14
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City & Province/State: 
Antwerp
Country: 
Belgium
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TBC
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The second 'Equal is not enough' Conference seeks to contribute to the understanding of the causes, consequences and underlying dynamics of inequalities, as well as to the understanding of contemporary policies to combat them. In challenging differences and inequalities in contemporary societies, the conference addresses different grounds of inequality, such as gender, ethnicity, sexual preference, disability, class and age, and also focuses on the comparison and intersection that can be drawn between them. It does so in four different streams, paying particular attention to law, public policies, organisations and the life course as such.


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Women in Arab media: present but not heard

Dr. Leila Nicolas Rahbani provides an in-depth report and analysis on the state of Arab women in the media in the Middle East and North Africa. The new information technologies have allowed women in Arab world to be seen as equal to men in their ability to discuss, investigate, report and present various issues. They facilitated links and networks for women to interact effectively and share information and resources faster. Meanwhile, the women's movements in the region are increasingly using the electronic media to put forward their advocacy and build solidarity.This paper is an examination of whether Arab women are gaining “role” as they increased their “presence” in Arab media.

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Women's Empowerment Principles: Equality means Business

This set of Principles is intended to offer practical guidance to business and other stakeholders on how to empower women in the workplace, marketplace and community.

Developed through a year-long multi-stakeholder consultation process led by UNIFEM and the UN Global Compact, the Principles are informed by actual business practices and expertise gathered from across the globe. They are designed to support companies in reviewing existing policies and practices – or establishing new ones – to realize women’s empowerment. Subtitled Equality Means Business, the Principles emphasize the business case for corporate action to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment. They also reflect the interests of governments and civil society and serve to support interactions among stakeholders, as achieving gender equality requires the participation of actors at all levels.

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Iraq: Foreign Policy: Iraq's Forgotten Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-15 14:07
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Economically, women are vastly underrepresented in the work force as employment is still limited to mostly the army and the police. The Women's Ministry barely has any budget allocations, which has led to the resignation of ministers (most notably, Nawal al-Samaraie, minister for women's affairs, tendered her resignation in February 2009). Girls have a high rate of illiteracy and often drop out of schools due to economic and security reasons. Domestic violence is increasing, as is trafficking in women, and the Iraqi government estimates there are up to 3 million widows in Iraq today.

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To read the complete news story please visit NPR.


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Gender Equality and Good Governance : Improving Services for Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-03-11 13:57
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City & Province/State: 
New York
Country: 
USA
Venue: 
Knightsbridge Room, Tudor Hotel New York, 304 East 42nd Street, New York City, New York 10017
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To see details of the event please see the attached flyer.


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Philippines: Asia-Pacific Women Have Long Way to Go–UN

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2010-03-09 03:32
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Women in the Asia-Pacific region have little economic and political power, impacting economic growth prospects of developing nations, the United Nations said in a report released Monday.

According to the UN Asia-Pacific Human Development Report to mark International Women’s Day, the region ranked near the worst in the world on issues such as protecting women from violence or upholding their rights to property.

“The key message [of the report] is that to meet any development goals that a society sets, you need the full participation and involvement of women,” Helen Clark, head of the UN Development Program (UNDP), said.

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To read the complete news piece please visit Inquirer Politics.


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South Africa: Stop Degrading Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2010-03-05 09:18
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The Minister of Women, Children, Youth and People with Disabilities, has called for an end to the projection of negative and degrading images of women in the media.

Noluthando Mayende-Sibiya was speaking at the United Nations' Session on the 15 Year Global Review of the Beijing Declaration in New York. The declaration calls upon the media to refrain from presenting women as inferior beings and exploiting them as sexual objects and commodities.

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To read the complete news piece please visit AllAfrica.com.


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MENA: Gap Lingers Between Women's Political and Legal Rights

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-03 11:58
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The 591-page study released by Freedom House on Wednesday, supported through grants by the U.N. Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), contends that while women in the region suffer from greater inequality than women elsewhere, they now enjoy greater economic opportunities, access to education, and increased participation in the political process than in years before.
"There are more women entrepreneurs, more women doctors, more women PhDs, and more women in universities, than ever before," said Jennifer Windsor, executive director of Freedom House. "However, substantial roadblocks remain for women pursuing careers. These findings remind us of the complexities of women's status in the Middle East."

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To read the complete news story please visit IPS News.


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