Women's Leadership

As part of the Round-table launched by the Inter-American Development Bank, several women political leaders in Latin-America and the Caribbean gathered together to discuss several aspects of change underway in the region in regards to equity, political participation and leadership.

The Women's Learning Partnership (WLP) for rights, development, and peace is dedicated to women's leadership and empowerment.

Despite the Philippines’ patriarchal institutions, narrow elite class, and repression of women, other social variables such as family ties, the Catholic Church, corruption, and gender symbolism have provided an opening for women to enter into the male-dominated political arena.

By providing an overview of the current situation of women in local governments in the Asia-Pacific region, this presentation identifies the factors that affect their involvement in local government; discusses the impact of women as transformative leaders; and offers proposals for change.

This survey on the opinions of female senior public administrators in Orissa, India, reveals the degree of women administrators' awareness of and interest in public administration university degree programs and public administration journals.

This paper argues that democratic participation, human rights, and gender equality are crucial elements for the long-term process of peace-building. It includes suggestions for how women parliamentarians can use their powers of persuasion to negotiate for peace.

By describing the concepts of transformative leadership and transformative politics, this paper explains the importance of women’s leadership and highlights the roles they can play in transforming politics and governance.

This booklet provides recommendations to women leaders on obtaining and securing powerful positions within governments and local communities. It identifies the traps women face in securing increased and fair power, and provides a guide on how to avoid them.

This document includes a series of questions that serve to identify and evaluate leadership skills. It covers leadership aspects such as values, personal mastery skills, communication skills, team skills, and organizational skills.