ROUNDTABLE “Pathways for Women in Democratic Transitions” International Experiences and Lessons Learned

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The purpose of this event is to hold a comprehensive 1 day international Roundtable, bringing together experts from around the world, to share and explore paths towards democratic transitions that ensure good governance, gender equality and social justice. The conference will tackle political and social challenges facing women, lessons learnt from various experiences on mainstreaming gender in political democratic processes, media, policies of the state, and the art of building coalitions and movements. The conference will ideally conclude with a public communiqué listing the priorities and  recommendations of Egyptian women regarding their expectations of participation in the democratic transition, their non-negotiable requirements for  gender-equal and safe electoral processes and political competitions, their expectations regarding minimum standards for the conduct of political campaigns, the major issues they expect to see addressed on political party platforms, and the content they will promote for  gender-sensitive constitutions and legislation to protect women’s rights, build gender equality, and enable public institutions and authorities to be held accountable to women.

1.       Objectives a)      Expand opportunities for south-south cooperation. 

 

b)      Ensure the political institutionalization of women’s agenda during the transition towards democracy

 

c)       Strengthen the understanding among key stakeholders of the intersection of democracy and gender equality;

 

d)      Explore good practices for targeted and integrated measures to enhance the gender responsiveness of democracy assistance programming.

 

e)      Identify recommended priorities and actions for the political role and protection of the rights of the Egyptian women during the democratic transition

 

f)       Identify areas of constitutional and legislative reform as well as governance reform that would improve the capacity of the state to respond to women’s needs and be held accountable for achieving commitments to women’s rights.

For more details please visit UN Women and UNDP.