Our Interviews

Interview with Hon. Margaret Mensah-Williams, member of the Parliament of Namibia, speaking on the use of iKNOW Politics, the women caucus and gender sensitive legislation in Namibia. In Geneva during IPU's General Assembly, October 2013

When feminism means political engagement I can say that the subject of politics has always provoked me, in a good and a bad way. I have always liked to discuss it, but at the same time I would be very disappointed with several of its issues. I was born into a politically-informed family  and…

iKNOW Politics: Has social media played an important role in your experience as a parliamentarian? I think that online social networks are extremely important and necessary at present times because of the speed with which they can spread a message or a piece of information as well as their capacity…

iKNOW Politics: In your opinion, what is the current experience of Moroccan women in politics? Thank you for this question.  I believe that now is a time of extensive change for Moroccan women in the political arena, for all women in politics across the Middle East, in fact. This change is…

iKNOW Politics: What are the key challenges to Jordanian women’s participation in politics? There are many cau ses but the most important is the social culture that lacks democracy and in order to help women attain their roles in the political, economic and social spheres we have to change culture…

iKNOW Politics: How have you overcome any obstacles that were posed by religious or cultural claims? First of all, I would like to assert that a woman’s engagement in politics and occupancy of decision making posts, particularly in societies that have only known patriarchy, where only men occupy…

Interview with Arta Dade, member of the Parliament of Albania, speaking on the Women Parliamentarians Alliance in Brussels during the Women in Parliament (WIP) Conference, November 2013  

NDI staff member Hodan Ahmed of Somalia talks about her experiences working with Somali women parliamentarians and civil society representatives to bring female's perspectives in policy making.   

Interview with Samia Hassan Syed Ahmed, Member of the National Assembly of the Republic of Sudan during the 128th session of the Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly which took place March 22-27, 2013, in Quito, Ecuador.