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Women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region face many of the same challenges as women around the world, including unequal citizenship and a lack of basic resources such as time and money. Exacerbating such challenges is the conservative nature of the region, making it particularly difficult for women to make the decision to openly participate in formal politics and to obtain the necessary public support to win.

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Call for Resume: Middle East and North Africa - iKNOW Politics Regional Coordinator and Arabic Facilitator

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-02-04 15:20
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) seeks to hire a Regional Coordinator and Arabic Facilitator for iKNOW Politics in the Middle East and North Africa region, based in Cairo, Egypt.

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The Regional Coordinator would remotely work under the direct supervision of and report on a daily basis to the iKNOW Politics Project Manager (based in New York, New York), and would be responsible for initiating activities to exchange best practices and experiences from among women in the Middle East and North Africa in politics, grassroots organizations, and sectors with limited access to technology. In addition to recruiting new women to serve as experts and members, the facilitator would partner with local women’s groups to hold presentations designed to increase the number of women benefiting from and contributing to iKNOW Politics. The position would initially be for six months.

Interested applicants should submit electronically a Curriculum Vitae (CV) and a cover letter to Anita Vandenbeld, iKNOW Politics Project Manager.

To learn more about the job opening and the application details, please see the attached document.


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Gender, cities and local governance in the Arab world

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-03-18 13:05
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Cairo
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Egypt
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The symposium « Gender, cities and local governance in the Arab world and in the Mediterranean region» aims to study urban development by focusing on gender issues and the role of women in this process because social norms related to gender are linked to the internal transformations within any given society. The symposium will discuss the role of women in urban planning and management. Women’s daily experience and activities within the public space are different from men’s own perceptions about the city: social activities, social interactions, employment or the daily schedule for example vary greatly and also depend on norms and social values. We contend that studying urban spaces through the lens of gender is a relevant approach to enrich the existing literature focusing on social, cultural, economic and political issues inside the city. While there is a growing body of research focusing on gender in the field of urban studies it is important to broaden and deepen the scope of the research on these issues.

To find more details please contact Safaa Monqid and visit conference website.


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Global Pulse 2010

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-17 11:52
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Online
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Online
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http://www.globalpulse2010.gov/index.html
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Global Pulse 2010 is a 3-day, online collaboration event, that will bring together individual socially-engaged participants and organizations from around the world. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sponsoring the Global Pulse 2010, in partnership with the Departments of State, Education, Commerce, and Health and Human Services.

As the name implies, the event will take the pulse of as many as 20,000 participants on key issues facing communities around the world. Global Pulse 2010 will connect participants who are champions for the same social issues to build new, or strengthen existing relationships, and inform U.S. foreign assistance and diplomatic strategies on major themes and ideas that emerge across the span of the event.

Individual discussions will take place within forums and will focus on ten designated topics. Participants can choose to participate in any of the discussion areas that interest them the most. To see the complete list please visit Global Pulse 2010.


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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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Egypt: Supreme Court backs women judges

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-15 15:14
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Egypt's Constitutional Court backed the right of women judges to sit on the bench in the state's administrative courts, despite opposition from conservatives, state media reported Monday. The ruling follows a dispute within the State Council, the top administrative court, over whether women should be appointed.

The body's general assembly voted overwhelmingly against female judges, reigniting a debate within the country over women holding senior government posts, particularly in the judiciary.

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To read the complete story please visit SFGate.Com.


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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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Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Handbook for Parliamentarians

Jointly produced by the IPU and UNODC, the Handbook on Combating Trafficking in Persons is intended to encourage parliamentarians to take an active part in stopping human trafficking. It contains a compilation of international laws and good practices developed to combat human trafficking. It offers guidance on how national legislation can be brought in line with international standards. It outlines measures to prevent commission of the crime of trafficking in persons, to prosecute offenders and to protect victims. It also contains advice on how to report on this crime and how to enlist civil society in the cause.

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Empowering Parliaments through the Use of ICTs

The study, published by the United Nations Development Programme, has developed an analytical framework that focuses on the three core functions of Parliaments - legislation, representation and oversight - and establishes links between them. It provides concrete examples of the importance of ICTs for the empowerment and increased credibility of parliamentary institutions.

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Assessing Legislation - A manual for legislators

It aims at providing the legislators with the necessary tools that would help them in assessing legislations and proposing them to promote social and democratic change in their countries. The guide highlights and discusses several important topics such as the role of the legislator in facilitating socio-political and economic change, the legislative theory, and the methodology for problem solving, in addition to assessing the technical sufficiency for the proposed law.

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