Public Speaking

In addition to confidence and practice, there are a variety of tips and tools that strengthen the ability to speak in public. As female candidates are often more harshly criticized by the media, it is imperative that women are able to inspire confidence and persuasively convey their message.

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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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CWGL: 20th Anniversary Symposium

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-02-17 15:42
2010-03-06 09:30
2010-03-06 17:30
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City & Province/State: 
New York
Country: 
USA
Venue: 
Hunter College Assembly Hall East 68th St. and Lexington Ave. New York, NY
Description: 

The 20th Anniversary Symposium will be featuring prominent speakers from the global women’s movement reflecting on body, economy and movement.

French and Spanish Translation Available

Hosted by the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute and the Women and Gender Studies Program
Hunter College, CUNY

International Women’s Day Dance Party
to follow at 9:00 pm
583 Park Avenue, New York, NY
(63rd St. and Park Ave.)

Click here to RSVP
Click here to download flyer

For further information, please visit CWGL.


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DEMOCRACY & CIVIL ENGAGEMENT RETREAT with NAOMI WOLF!

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Submitted by woodhullInstitute on Thu, 2010-01-07 12:17
2010-02-18
2010-02-21
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City & Province/State: 
Ancramdale, NY
Country: 
United States
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Dear Friend:

Do you feel powerless in the face of government? Are you frustrated with health care reform that no one understands – wars that seem to go on forever – taxes that keep climbing – a devastating unemployment situation – bail outs for everyone but the average man? You can do something about it! You can take back control of your government! Become an informed citizen! Learn how to influence legislation and public opinion. Gain the skills you need to be an effective change maker!

For the past 10 years the Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership has been training women in ethical leadership and practical skill sets that they need to succeed. We are now offering our proven training methods to those interested in becoming informed and active citizens. Our co-educational DEMOCRACY 911 retreat will give you the know how to influence government and effect positive change. Join other concerned citizens and our incredible panel of presenters including Author and Activist Naomi Wolf, Bill of Rights Defense Committee Executive Director Shahid Buttar, Author and Founder of the Op-ed Project, Catherine Orenstein from February 18 - 21, 2010 for a dynamic weekend at our beautiful 100 acre retreat center in Ancramdale, New York.

Learn how to get your ideas published, generate legislation, make your representatives accountable and influence public opinion:

* “After three days with the amazingly accomplished instructors, I went on to publish over ten articles in one year -- a huge leap from having never published before." - Jennifer Gandin

* "At Woodhull, I was given the confidence to reach for the moon! I was exposed to and taught by those who are living their dreams, making an impact on society through the expression of their truest voices; people on a mission, working cooperatively with the common goal of empowering ALL, to aspire to lead in a compassionate, ethical manner at a time in the world in which our participation is desperately needed." - Michelle Riu

* “Without Woodhull I never would have had the know-how or courage to publish an op-ed. I have now published three.” - Mary Egbert

* “It was a rare opportunity though one typical of Woodhull, to benefit from another's wisdom and experience. Special workshops on television, radio, and print interviews demystified the mechanics and made me feel ready to march into that green room or take that reporter's call. Bring it on!" – Deborah Siegel, PhD

As Lincoln restated in the Gettysburg Address – “that this nation, under God, shall have a new birth of freedom -- and that government of the people, by the people, for the people, shall not perish from the earth.”

Please forward this e-mail to anyone that you know who cares about the direction our country should take! Further details and registration information for the retreat are attached. Scholarships and payment plans are available. For additional information please e-mail LSinkman@woodhull.org or call Laura Sinkman at 646-435-0837.

Let’s spend a part of Presidents’ week together becoming better citizens.

Very truly yours,

Wende Jager-Hyman
Executive Director

New York City Office: 304 Park Avenue South, 11th Floor, New York, NY 10010
Business Office: 1551 Kellum Place, Mineola, NY 11501
Phone: 646-435-0837 Fax: 646-290-5709 www.woodhull.org

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Laura Sinkman
Program Coordinator
The Woodhull Institute for Ethical Leadership
1551 Kellum Place
Mineola, NY 11501
T: 646-435-0837
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Politically affiliated young women

Discuss the constraints, strunggles,strengths and limits of young women activities in their political parties and their country

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Gender, Media and the Public Sphere

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2009-10-06 08:02
2009-10-22
2009-10-23
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City & Province/State: 
Coimbra, Portugal
Country: 
Portugal
Venue: 
Universidade de Coimbra, Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia – Departamento de Química
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The Institute of Journalism Studies of The University of Coimbra (IEJ) and the Research Center for Media and Journalism (CIMJ) are pleased to announce the international conference «gender, media and public sphere» on the 22 and 23rd of October 2009 in Coimbra, Portugal. Welcome to the Conference which we hope will be enjoyable and thought provoking.

Gender equality is a human rights issue and a condition of social justice. Claims involving equality between women and men in all areas of life are best advanced in the public sphere, where they are subject to information and debate, allowing women and men to express their needs and establish an informed opinion, contributing to a more gender-balanced society.

Of the different institutions that constitute this public sphere, the media have possibly the most basic function. The media must therefore be approached as key elements in the social construction of political public opinion and as central institutions of the public sphere, fulfilling an ideal role in the democratization of collective life in general and in the promotion of equality in particular. The media play a vital role in the mediation of the different activities and discursive arenas that make up the public sphere, namely between civil society, political rulers and citizens. They can also play a very significant role in establishing a social and political awareness of gender inequalities that need to be adressed, as well as in the empowerment of individuals and organizations with that mission. Media, however, do not simply convey the issues and claims put forward by other actors of collective life. Rather, they speak in their own voice, clearly influencing the public agenda. On the other hand, the media’s dystopic logics – as often seen in their discursive and image constructions of women and gender inequalities, in their power to render visible and invisible certain people and issues, and in their ability to enact unequal interactions – have become areas of concern that need to be researched.

The Conference aims to be a significant gathering point for researchers, organizations, media professionals, government agencies, and students, to discuss these and other issues relating to the mediation of gender.

For all other details please visit the Conference website.


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Women’s Leadership in a Global Perspective: An Intensive Week-Long Training Workshop for Women in Politics & Public Policy

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Submitted by hardyfanta on Wed, 2009-08-05 14:31
2009-11-08 01:00
2009-11-14 21:24
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City & Province/State: 
Boston, Massachusetts
Country: 
USA
Venue: 
University of Massachusetts Boston, 100 Morrissey Blvd., Boston, Massachusetts 02125, USA
Description: 

Meet women from around the world at this unique program offered in Boston by the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy in partnership with the YWCA Boston. From 8 November to 14 November 2009, the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy at the University of Massachusetts Boston is offering an Intensive Training Workshop on Women’s Leadership in Politics and Public Policy in a Global Perspective. This week-long workshop aims at enhancing public policy decision making knowledge, improving participants’ leadership skills and fostering the exchange of ideas and mutual understandings of female leaders from countries around the world. Through this initiative the Center, in partnership with the YWCA Boston, offers the
opportunity to female activists/leaders from many countries to come to Boston and to participate in this interactive, intensive training program. Using a “train the trainers” model and providing materials that participants can take back to their countries, participants will then be able to conduct similar trainings with women in their countries.

Description of the Program.
Download an Application Form.
Visit the Center for Women in Politics & Public Policy and learn more about our Graduate Certificate Program for Women in Politics & Public Policy.


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