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ICTs and Women’s Political Participation

ICTs can be potentially used to foster wider political participation. Look here for inspiration and examples of how women around the world used ICTs to change their societies.

 

Addressing online misogyny and gendered disinformation: A how-to guide

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March 17, 2022

Addressing online misogyny and gendered disinformation: A how-to guide

The internet is a tool that can simplify and encourage democratic engagement, but the rise of online disinformation challenges even the world’s most robust democracies.

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The internet is a tool that can simplify and encourage democratic engagement, but the rise of online disinformation challenges even the world’s most robust democracies.

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Senedd must become more family-friendly, politicians say

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Senedd must become more family-friendly, politicians say

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Virtual Senedd meetings should continue long after Covid to make politics accessible to all, a politician with an eight-year-old son has said.

Heledd Fychan said hybrid working in the pandemic meant she could balance the needs of her job and her child.

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Virtual Senedd meetings should continue long after Covid to make politics accessible to all, a politician with an eight-year-old son has said.

Heledd Fychan said hybrid working in the pandemic meant she could balance the needs of her job and her child.

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Renewing democracy: A global partnership to end online harassment and abuse

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Renewing democracy: A global partnership to end online harassment and abuse

Social media platforms and other digital technologies have given rise to new forms of gender-based violence.

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How women politicians of Fiji are treated on Facebook

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March 8, 2022

How women politicians of Fiji are treated on Facebook

The number of women in parliament is consistently low throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Many factors contribute to this situation, but studies suggest that one major factor relates to the way that women are treated on social media.

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The number of women in parliament is consistently low throughout the Asia-Pacific region. Many factors contribute to this situation, but studies suggest that one major factor relates to the way that women are treated on social media.

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Revenge of the patriarchs: Why autocrats fear women

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February 21, 2022

Revenge of the patriarchs: Why autocrats fear women

The pantheon of autocratic leaders includes a great many sexists, from Napoléon Bonaparte, who decriminalized the murder of unfaithful wives, to Benito Mussolini, who claimed that women “never created anything.” And while the twentieth century saw improvements in wome

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The pantheon of autocratic leaders includes a great many sexists, from Napoléon Bonaparte, who decriminalized the murder of unfaithful wives, to Benito Mussolini, who claimed that women “never created anything.” And while the twentieth century saw improvements in wome

Training: LeadHerShip

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February 8, 2022

Training: LeadHerShip

Despite progress, women continue to be under-represented in positions of power and leadership in Government, Business, and public life. This picture is even worse for BAME women, LGBTQ+ women, disabled women, and women who experience additional inequality.

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Despite progress, women continue to be under-represented in positions of power and leadership in Government, Business, and public life. This picture is even worse for BAME women, LGBTQ+ women, disabled women, and women who experience additional inequality.

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Violence targeting women in politics: 10 countries to watch in 2022

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Violence targeting women in politics: 10 countries to watch in 2022

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Attacks on women in politics are on the rise around the world. New data and research from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) reveal how physical violence targeting women in politics is creating dangerous – and at times lethal – obstacles to women’s participation in political processes. Even as women are engaging in elections in record numbers around the world – both by seeking office and by voting – they are being met with an increasingly violent backlash.

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Attacks on women in politics are on the rise around the world. New data and research from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) reveal how physical violence targeting women in politics is creating dangerous – and at times lethal – obstacles to women’s participation in political processes. Even as women are engaging in elections in record numbers around the world – both by seeking office and by voting – they are being met with an increasingly violent backlash.

#NotTheCost - Stopping Violence Against Women in Politics: A Renewed Call to Action

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January 17, 2022

#NotTheCost - Stopping Violence Against Women in Politics: A Renewed Call to Action

In 2016 at the launch of the #NotTheCost campaign, NDI presented a list of strategies to address and prevent violence against women in politics, focusing on a wide range of potential change-makers, from the global to the grassroots levels.

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In 2016 at the launch of the #NotTheCost campaign, NDI presented a list of strategies to address and prevent violence against women in politics, focusing on a wide range of potential change-makers, from the global to the grassroots levels.

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