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Creating a persuasive message, one that accurately and effectively conveys purpose or mission, can be key to the success of an advocacy campaign. Effective advocacy also depends upon how this message is disseminated. Various forms of media, such as the Internet, television, radio and print, reach innumerable people, informing and affecting their opinions on specific issues. Establishing relationships with a wide range of media outlets, constructing convincing messages and conveying them in a strategic manner are key components of an effective advocacy campaign. Given its importance, various women’s groups have produced handbooks and offered training sessions on media, message and how these relate to women’s advocacy.

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Myanmar: Amid Threats, Women Dissidents Stick to Political Beliefs

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-03-11 22:08
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While Aung San Suu Kyi remains the most widely-known woman suppressed for her political views in Burma, the jails in that military-ruled country continue to be filled by lesser-known women dissidents being held on a range of questionable charges.

Mid-February saw the latest group of female political activists thrown into jail with a two-year prison term, including hard labour, for a "crime" they committed four months ago – donating religious literature to a Buddhist monastery, an act that the junta deemed as "disturbing the peace."

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To read the complete story please visit IPS News.


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Nepal: Progress on Women Front Slow: UNDP

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-08 21:07
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Women in the Asia Pacific region have the lowest rates of representation in politics, employment and property ownership, a new report presented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has revealed.

The Asia Pacific Human Development report on gender, which was made public on the occasion of the 100th International Women’s Day today, revealed that women in the Asia Pacific region are socially, physically and economically backward and the progress remains slow particularly in South Asia.

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To read the complete news piece please visit The Himalayan Times.


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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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China: Equality for Women Still Far Behind

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-03 20:01
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"Equal rights, equal opportunities, progress for all" is the theme for the celebration of International Women's Day at the United Nations in New York on Wednesday.
"To me, the conference served as a wake-up call. Although many Chinese women had received higher education and become mid-level managers, I was reminded of the challenges we still faced." as Li Xing writes on China Daily.

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To read the complete news story please visit China Daily.


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Cambodia: Crusader Rowing Upstream in Cambodia

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-03 12:24
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Ms. Mu Sochua is a member of a new generation of women who are working their way into the political systems of countries across Asia and elsewhere, from local councils to national assemblies and cabinet positions.

A former minister of women’s affairs, she did as much as anyone to put women’s issues on the agenda of Cambodia as it emerged in the 1990s from decades of war and mass killings. But she lost her public platform in 2004 when she broke with the government, and she is now finding it as difficult to promote her ideas as it is to simply gain attention as a candidate.

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To read the complete story please visit NY Times.


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Iraq: Women take prominent role in Iraqi vote

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-03 09:27
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"The quota was very important in the previous elections because we live in a male-dominated society and the quota was necessary to give women a chance to have a political role," al-Douri told The Associated Press at the offices of Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr in the Shiite slum of Sadr City, where the prayers were held last week.

"But in the future this quota should be removed and women should compete equally with men, because women politicians have proven their competence and reliability in politics," said al-Douri, who is running for a second term on the slate of al-Sadr's party.

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To read the complete story please visit Associated Press.


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Iraq: Iraqi women look to lift voice in March 7 polls

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-01 10:20
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The role of women in the lead-up to the March 7 polls -- and the roles they will attain in the next government -- are a barometer of the direction Iraq is heading as it struggles to end violence and create stability ahead of a U.S. withdrawal. Iraq's next parliament will have at least 82 female members -- but only, most would argue, because the constitution drafted under U.S. influence in 2005 guarantees them a quarter of seats.

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To read the complete news story Reuters India.


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USA: Women leaders smarter than men

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-02-25 14:08
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According to Pew Research Center Social and Demographic Trends survey of 2,250 American adults conducted from June 16 to July 16, 2008, "What the public does not say is that women inherently lack what it takes to be leaders," Live Science quoted Pew analysts, as stating. "To the contrary, on seven of eight leadership traits measured in this survey, the public rates women either better than or equal to men,” they added. For example, the most important leadership trait according to the respondents is honesty. And half of all adults surveyed said women are more honest than men, while just one-in-five indicated men are more honest.

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To read the complete news story please visit Times of India.


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What Happened to Section J? Gender Equality in the World’s Media

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-02-24 09:01
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What Happened to Section J? Gender Equality in the World’s Media

In 2005, only one woman appeared for every four men as subjects in the world’s radio, television and print news. Expert opinion in the news was also overwhelmingly male. Only 10% of news stories focused centrally on women.

Since 1995 The Global Media Monitoring Project (GMMP) has produced the longest-running, participatory research on women in the news media around the world. The only initiative of its kind, it engages volunteers in a world-wide effort to monitor national news media from a gender perspective over the course of a single day.

On 9 November 2009, volunteers in 127 countries monitored their news media to gather data for the fourth edition of the Project. Will the preliminary results from 2009 show any change? The panel will present the initial findings to assess progress towards balanced representation and participation of women in the world’s media, and debate what should be done by the media, governments and civil society groups to make progress on Section J (on Women and the Media) of the Beijing Platform for Action.

Panelists:
• Regional perspectives
o Ms. Sharon Bhagwan-Rolls, FemLink Pacific: Media Initiatives for Women, Fiji
o Ms. Amie Joof, Executive Director, Inter Africa Network for Women, Media, Gender Equity and Development, Senegal
• GMMP 2010 – Preliminary Findings: Ms. Lavinia Mohr, Director of Programmes, World Association for Christian Communication (WACC)
• Ms. Saniye Gülser Corat: Director, Division for Gender Equality, Bureau of Strategic Planning, UNESCO
• Mr. Sanjay Suri: Editor in Chief, InterPress Service

Moderator:
• Ms. Joanne Sandler, Deputy Executive Director, UNIFEM

To RSVP for the event please contact Ms. Jennifer Cooper.


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Mauritius: Plea for More Female Candidates

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-02-22 17:27
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After long days of intense canvassing; of lobbying ministers and neglecting her family and children, Boygah thought she would be nominated for the post of chairperson of the Pamplemousses/Rivière du Rempart District Council, in northern Mauritius. "Unfortunately, when the time came the party preferred a man. I was really hurt," she recalled.

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To read the complete story please visit IPS News.


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