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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.

 

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Ready for success: training manual for potential woman candidates in Vietnamese election

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August 15, 2015

Ready for success: training manual for potential woman candidates in Vietnamese election

Besides equipping the readers with the most useful knowledge about Viet Nam’s political system and election process, the intention of this manual is to ensure that potential woman candidates understand they have the equal right to stand up, represent and raise their v

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Besides equipping the readers with the most useful knowledge about Viet Nam’s political system and election process, the intention of this manual is to ensure that potential woman candidates understand they have the equal right to stand up, represent and raise their v

A Renewed Vision: DemTools 2.0

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March 16, 2015

A Renewed Vision: DemTools 2.0

DemTools are a set of open-source solutions developed by NDI’s Technology for Democracy team (NDItech) to address some of democracy’s most common problems. 

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DemTools are a set of open-source solutions developed by NDI’s Technology for Democracy team (NDItech) to address some of democracy’s most common problems. 

March 10, 2015
Twenty parliamentarians participate in exchange on leadership in the digital economy

In many countries around the world, citizens have embraced social media and new technology more rapidly than legislatures—which are, by their nature

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Summary of e-Discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics: How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women

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July 21, 2014

Summary of e-Discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics: How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women

Summary of E-discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics:

How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women 

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Summary of E-discussion on Online Harassment of Women in Politics:

How Online Harassment isn’t ‘Virtual’ For Women 

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https://www.alignplatform.org/resources/report-online-violence-against-women-in-politics
June 1, 2026
Online violence against women in politics: what shapes political party responses to technology-facilitated gender-based violence?
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The writer argues, "If women’s negotiated space continues to stop at economic participation and bureaucratic service, without extending into electoral power, Bangladesh risks institutionalising a ceiling it once claimed to dismantle."
February 2, 2026
"Backlash at the ballot: Why Bangladeshi women are being shut out of politics"

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King's College London
January 23, 2025
Women politicians face 'double burden' of online toxicity

Some reports suggest that female politicians face such behaviour more often than their male counterparts and it has even been reported that female politicians have begun to view toxic messages and harassment as just a part of the job.

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