At the gathering in a hotel on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital, there was talk of canvassing “highly persuadable” voters, campaign budgets and media strategies. There was even a stirring speech by a “candidate.” The gathering had all the hallmarks of an election campaign meeting, with a couple of exceptions: all the participants were women, and they were from across the political spectrum, united in their eagerness to learn how to run a successful campaign.
Empower, the nongovernmental organization that organized this and similar workshops, hopes that training women to navigate what remains a largely male-dominated power structure will increase their chances of rising within their parties — and winning elections. But there are plenty of reasons why it thinks Malaysian women need help.
For more reading, please visit: The New York Times
At the gathering in a hotel on the outskirts of the Malaysian capital, there was talk of canvassing “highly persuadable” voters, campaign budgets and media strategies. There was even a stirring speech by a “candidate.” The gathering had all the hallmarks of an election campaign meeting, with a couple of exceptions: all the participants were women, and they were from across the political spectrum, united in their eagerness to learn how to run a successful campaign.
Empower, the nongovernmental organization that organized this and similar workshops, hopes that training women to navigate what remains a largely male-dominated power structure will increase their chances of rising within their parties — and winning elections. But there are plenty of reasons why it thinks Malaysian women need help.
For more reading, please visit: The New York Times
