The Americas http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/taxonomy/term/69 The taxonomy view with a depth of 0. en The Americas http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/296 <p>During the past 30 years, great strides have been made to advance the role and position of women in politics in the Americas. The 1990s in particular witnessed impressive advances in women’s political leadership in this region, mainly due to the use of quotas, a shift in political will and international encouragement. </p><p><a href="http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/296">read more</a></p> The Americas Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:50:33 -0500 iKNOW Politics 296 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Regions http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/132 <div id="flash"> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1" /> <title>worldflash_en</title> <script language="JavaScript" type="text/javascript"> <!-- // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // Globals // Major version of Flash required var requiredMajorVersion = 6; // Minor version of Flash required var requiredMinorVersion = 0; // Revision of Flash required var requiredRevision = 0; // the version of javascript supported var jsVersion = 1.0; // ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- // --> </script> <p>iKNOW Politics members may upload and categorize resources, personalize information and create discussion circles based on their interests in the following regions: the Americas, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Africa, and sub-Saharan Africa. Each regional page describes the background and status of women in politics across that geographic area as well as highlights resources, event updates and news pertaining to the specific region.</p><p><a href="http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/132">read more</a></p> Asia Europe North Africa/Middle East Sub-Saharan Africa The Americas Thu, 15 Feb 2007 11:37:17 -0500 iKNOW Politics 132 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Americas: More Needs to Be Done on Women's Human Rights http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/6492 http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/6492#comments The Americas World News Thu, 24 Jul 2008 05:27:31 -0400 iKNOW Politics 6492 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Carribean: Women Want in on Decision Making http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/6328 http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/6328#comments The Americas World News Wed, 9 Jul 2008 12:15:28 -0400 iKNOW Politics 6328 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Rabab Baldo http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/6070 http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/6070#comments Advocacy Advocacy &amp; Lobbying Afghanistan Algeria Asia Bahrain Benin Bolivia Botswana Campaign Planning and Strategy Campaigns Canada Candidate Selection Chad Civic Education Civil Society Organizations Coalition Building Colombia Committees Constituency Outreach Constitution and Legislative Reform Costa Rica Côte d’Ivoire Crisis Management Cross-Cutting Issues Decision-Making Djibouti Egypt Election Observations Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Engendering Legislation/Budgets Eritrea Ethiopia Europe Finance and Budgeting Focus Groups and Polling Fundraising Fundraising Ghana Implementation SC 1325 India Indonesia Institution Building Internal Organization Iran Iraq Jordan Kenya Kuwait Leadership Lebanon Libya Lobbying Madagascar Malawi Malaysia Mali Mauritania Mauritius Media and Message Media and Message Morocco National Legislature/Parliament Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Networking North Africa/Middle East Oman Other Elected Officials Outreach Pakistan Parliamentary Caucuses Parliaments &amp; Representatives Parties in Parliament Peace Agreements and Peace Making Policy and Platform Development Political Parties Political Parties (general) Post-conflict and Transitional Participation Post-conflict Reconstruction Public Speaking Qatar Quotas Rwanda Saudi Arabia Senegal Sierra Leone Singapore Skills-Building Somalia South Africa Sub-Saharan Africa Sudan Suriname Syria The Americas Transitional Justice Tunisia Uganda United Arab Emirates United Republic of Tanzania United States Volunteer Recruitment Volunteer Recruitment Voter Education for Women Voter Outreach Women’s Party Sections Working with men Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe Mon, 9 Jun 2008 00:07:39 -0400 Rabab Baldo 6070 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Argentina: Women Leaders Gather to Discuss Globalization, Poverty Eradication in Argentina http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/5591 http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/5591#comments The Americas World News Fri, 9 May 2008 14:03:18 -0400 iKNOW Politics 5591 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Women Shaping Politics: Gender, Parliamentary Representation and Legislative Agenda http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/5332 <p>The Regional seminar for Latin American parliaments on the theme "Women Shaping Politics: Gender, Parliamentary Representation and Legislative Agenda" was organized by the Parliament of Uruguay, the I</p> <p><a href="http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/5332">read more</a></p> http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/5332#comments Partner News The Americas Fri, 18 Apr 2008 09:24:20 -0400 iKNOW Politics 5332 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Development, Women and War: Feminist Perspectives http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/4721 http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/4721#comments Academic Paper / Article Afghanistan El Salvador Peace Agreements and Peace Making Post-conflict and Transitional Participation Rwanda The Americas Transitional Justice Thu, 28 Feb 2008 16:16:01 -0500 iKNOW Politics 4721 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org Latin America: Rural Women Forge Their Own Path in Microenterprise http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/4048 http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/4048#comments The Americas World News Thu, 20 Dec 2007 15:51:05 -0500 iKNOW Politics 4048 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org dnmp http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/3995 http://www.iknowpolitics.org/en/node/3995#comments Campaign Planning and Strategy Campaigns Cuba Dominican Republic Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Engendering Legislation/Budgets Finance and Budgeting Fundraising Fundraising Leadership Lobbying Networking Political Parties Political Parties (general) Public Speaking Quotas The Americas Venezuela Women’s Party Sections Tue, 11 Dec 2007 23:00:14 -0500 dnmp 3995 at http://www.iknowpolitics.org