October 14, 2012
Palestinian Territories: Palestinians Go to the Polls
Maysoun Qawasmi leads the first all-woman list of candidates for elective office in the Palestinian territories.
Campaigns
An effective political campaign is a connected series of operations designed to persuade constituents to vote for you, your candidate, a party or an issue. Campaigns require methodical planning, organization and implementation.
Women face a number of obstacles implementing effective, winning campaigns. Women generally have more difficulty than men do in raising sufficient funds to win a campaign, in large part because they are traditionally not the primary breadwinners. Similarly, women may not have equal access to decision-making regarding the distribution of funds. Traditionally, women must earn the internal support of their party or, alternatively, work even harder to win as independent candidates. Rather than focusing on the substance of a campaign and its message, the media and the public may focus instead on the appearance of a woman candidate or her role in the home. To earn the support of their own party and constituents, women must work harder than men do to create clean, targeted and compelling messages.
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UNDP invites you to join the Asia Pacific Community of Practice on Women’s Political Participation and Leadership
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UNDP invites you to join the Asia Pacific Community of Practice on Women’s Political Participation and Leadership
Warm greetings from the United Nations Development Programme Asia-Pacific Regiona
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Gender Equality in Elected Office in Asia-Pacific: Six Actions to Expand Women’s Empowerment
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September 24, 2012
Gender Equality in Elected Office in Asia-Pacific: Six Actions to Expand Women’s Empowerment
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September 23, 2012
Palestinian Territories: Homepage Feature First All-Women’s List Seeks to Break Into Palestinian Politics
Maysoun Qawasmi does a TV interview in her Hebron office. She leads the first list of all women candidates for city council elections. (Photo: Matthew Bell)
September 7, 2012
Kenya: Radio Presenter Eyes Murang'a Women's Seat
Renowned media personality Wanjiru Chege has resigned to embark on her bid for the Women Representative seat for Murang'a County.
September 5, 2012
Australia: Group offers expertise to help get Pacific MPs
The Pacific lags behind much of the world when it comes to women in parliament and Australia could do much better too.
One group has been working for the last 18 years to get Australian women into politics.
September 5, 2012
Venezuela: Henrique Capriles: 'Women Are My Weakness'
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said that women are his "weakness" and added he was convinced that they will be the ones who win him the presidency next month when he faces off at the ballot box against President Hugo Chavez.
September 5, 2012
Kenya: Ngilu Launches Bid for Top Seat
Water and Irrigation Minister Charity Ngilu launched her presidential bid on Sunday and pledged to focus on women and the youth empowerment if elected Kenya's fourth President in next year's General Elections.
August 27, 2012
Kenya: Law gives women powers to contest elections
Kenyan’s new constitution is not only a historic landmark for Kenya, but a milestone in the East African women’s rights movement.