Project Update

As part of the 53rd Session on the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), iKNOW Politics and its partners held a side event entitled “Getting Ahead: Testimonials of Women in Politics.” The event brought together over 100 guests and hosted a panel discussion facilitated by the Ambassador of Belgium, H.E. Jan Grauls.

The distinguished panelists were

H.E. Fredrik Arthur, Ambassador for Women and Gender Equality from Norway;

As part of the 53rd session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), iKNOW Politics and its partners will present an event entitled “Getting Ahead: Testimonials from Women Political Leaders.” The event will bring together women politicians and their supporters from around and will host a panel discussion with prominent women leaders sharing their personal journey in politics.

Strengthening accountability for commitments made by governments will be vital to achieving gender equality and women’s rights, according to a new report released today by the United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM).
To read the full article, please visit UN News Center's Website.

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) seeks to hire a Regional Coordinator for iKNOW Politics in the Asia region. Based out of NDI’s field office in Jakarta, Indonesia, the Regional Coordinator would remotely work under the direct supervision of and report on a daily basis to the iKNOW Politics Project Manager (based in Oslo, Norway), and would be responsible for initiating activities to exchange best practices and experiences from among women in Asian politics, grassroots organizations, and sectorswith limited access to technology.

The National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI) seeks to hire a Regional Coordinator and Arabic Facilitator for iKNOW Politics in the Middle East and North Africa region, based in the Institute’s Jordan office.

In order to showcase women’s experiences in politics and public life, iKNOW Politics is creating a film profiling testimonials of up to fifteen women leaders from around the world. iKNOW Politics seeks to hire a company or a freelance video-editor to help with editing the testimonials and putting them into one film.
Please note that the deadline for submission the applications is February 2, 2009. To read the full RFP, please click on the attached document below.

From November 18-21, iKNOW Politics participated in the International Conference on Decentralization, local power and women’s rights hosted by IDRC (International Development Research Centre), the Government of Mexico, and UNDP Mexico.

The iKNOW Politics team is opening a request for quotes (RFQ) to retain a technology partner to maintain and further develop our very successful International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) online network and to provide a set of related supporting technology services over an initial contract period of 12 months.
Companies are invited to submit their proposals by September 25, 2008. The RFQ is available at the UNDP Global Marketplace.

iKNOW Politics was presented at a workshop during the Second Biennial Women’s Studies Conference in Izmir, Turkey held June 12-14, 2008. The conference focused on the impact of gender quotas and positive action measures on women in politics and public life.