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Reminder: One more week to participate in the e-discussions on online harassment and mentorship programs for candidates and elected female MPs

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on

Dear iKNOW Politics Member,

 

One more week to participate in our online discussions on online harassment and mentorship programs for candidates and elected female MPs, organized by iKNOW Politics.  We invite all members to join in the discussion and share experiences and ideas. Visit this link to contribute!

 

Below, please find the latest contributions to the discussion on virtual harassment:

 

"“Bullying occurs when a person or a group repeatedly and intentionally use or abuse their power to intimidate, hurt, oppress or damage someone else”. Bullying can be physical, verbal, social, or on the cyber space..."
 
 
"There has been pressure in the US to put warnings that anything which involves discriminatory or foul language, inappropriate and disrespectful  it will be immediately deleted..."
 
 
"A recently passed law in Egypt addresses online harassment for the first time. It defines a harasser as someone who “accosts others in a public or private place through following or stalking them, using gestures or words or through modern means of communication or in any other means through actions that carry sexual or pornographic hints”..."

 

In this discussion we would like to hear from you whether you have ever faced online harassment and share good practices or laws which were effective in curbing online harassments.

 

Below, please find the latest contributions to the discussion on mentorship programmes:

 

"In my case, I received training to become a mentor about 6 years ago and then was a mentor to students. Due to this experience, as Leader of my country’s National Commission on Political Organizations EMB, I sponsored gatherings and meetings with candidates and women..."

 

In this discussion we would like to hear from you on whether you ever been part of a mentorship program (as mentor or mentee) and if so, could you share your experiences? Do you know of successful mentorship projects targeting women candidates and parliamentarians and why these projects were successful?

 

Thank you in advance for your comments, inputs and feedback.

 

Best Regards,
iKNOW Politics