International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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International IDEA has received numerous requests from Libyan civil society organizations, the National Transitional Council (NTC), the interim government and other official bodies to support the transition to democracy.
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NDI’s ongoing qualitative research revealed that while Libyans were broadly supportive of women playing roles in public life, there was significant disagreement over what type of engagement is best-suited to women. Some participants in a study conducted in November 2011 were uncomfortable with women playing a leading role in politics and thought high-level positions were inappropriate or would conflict with women’s responsibilities to their families.
In a follow-up research study conducted in May 2012 participants were asked to share their opinions on women as candidates and whether they would vote for women. There was resistance among both women and men participants, some of whom claimed that women were too emotional to adequately handle the stresses of political life or too beholden to family responsibilities to be effective in politics. "If the woman and man have the same qualifications I will vote for the man," claimed one woman participant from Derna, "because the woman will have other responsibilities such as raising children and she is naturally more emotional."
(We invite you to read the full report published by one of our partners, NDI)
NDI’s ongoing qualitative research revealed that while Libyans were broadly supportive of women playing roles in public life, there was significant disagreement over what type of engagement is best-suited to women. Some participants in a study conducted in November 2011 were uncomfortable with women playing a leading role in politics and thought high-level positions were inappropriate or would conflict with women’s responsibilities to their families.
In a follow-up research study conducted in May 2012 participants were asked to share their opinions on women as candidates and whether they would vote for women. There was resistance among both women and men participants, some of whom claimed that women were too emotional to adequately handle the stresses of political life or too beholden to family responsibilities to be effective in politics. "If the woman and man have the same qualifications I will vote for the man," claimed one woman participant from Derna, "because the woman will have other responsibilities such as raising children and she is naturally more emotional."
(We invite you to read the full report published by one of our partners, NDI)
NDI’s ongoing qualitative research revealed that while Libyans were broadly supportive of women playing roles in public life, there was significant disagreement over what type of engagement is best-suited to women. Some participants in a study conducted in November 2011 were uncomfortable with women playing a leading role in politics and thought high-level positions were inappropriate or would conflict with women’s responsibilities to their families.
In a follow-up research study conducted in May 2012 participants were asked to share their opinions on women as candidates and whether they would vote for women. There was resistance among both women and men participants, some of whom claimed that women were too emotional to adequately handle the stresses of political life or too beholden to family responsibilities to be effective in politics. "If the woman and man have the same qualifications I will vote for the man," claimed one woman participant from Derna, "because the woman will have other responsibilities such as raising children and she is naturally more emotional."
(We invite you to read the full report published by one of our partners, NDI)
NDI’s ongoing qualitative research revealed that while Libyans were broadly supportive of women playing roles in public life, there was significant disagreement over what type of engagement is best-suited to women. Some participants in a study conducted in November 2011 were uncomfortable with women playing a leading role in politics and thought high-level positions were inappropriate or would conflict with women’s responsibilities to their families.
In a follow-up research study conducted in May 2012 participants were asked to share their opinions on women as candidates and whether they would vote for women. There was resistance among both women and men participants, some of whom claimed that women were too emotional to adequately handle the stresses of political life or too beholden to family responsibilities to be effective in politics. "If the woman and man have the same qualifications I will vote for the man," claimed one woman participant from Derna, "because the woman will have other responsibilities such as raising children and she is naturally more emotional."
(We invite you to read the full report published by one of our partners, NDI)
NDI’s ongoing qualitative research revealed that while Libyans were broadly supportive of women playing roles in public life, there was significant disagreement over what type of engagement is best-suited to women. Some participants in a study conducted in November 2011 were uncomfortable with women playing a leading role in politics and thought high-level positions were inappropriate or would conflict with women’s responsibilities to their families.
In a follow-up research study conducted in May 2012 participants were asked to share their opinions on women as candidates and whether they would vote for women. There was resistance among both women and men participants, some of whom claimed that women were too emotional to adequately handle the stresses of political life or too beholden to family responsibilities to be effective in politics. "If the woman and man have the same qualifications I will vote for the man," claimed one woman participant from Derna, "because the woman will have other responsibilities such as raising children and she is naturally more emotional."
(We invite you to read the full report published by one of our partners, NDI)
UNDP has designed a new project that will aim to build an enabling environment to boost women’s economic empowerment and political participation. Expected to launch in March, the project will support the African Union (AU), Regional Economic Communities and African countries to enhance youth and women’s political participation and representation; empower women economically; increase women’s productivity in agriculture; and integrate gender analysis in budgets, plans and reporting systems. Interventions will focus on promoting women’s access to knowledge and skills so they can produce quality products for export. To ensure women are elected to leadership positions and represented in public boards and tribunals, the project will also collaborate with African networks and endeavor to change perceptions on women as leaders and decision-makers. In the area of agriculture, priorities will include access to information, insurance, land, credit services and regional markets.
Women run just under half of Africa’s small and medium businesses and produce more than 80 percent of the continent’s food but they lack resources and influence in decision-making and are underrepresented in politics. Accelerating women’s economic and political empowerment are essential to closing the gender gap, improving the well-being of households and communities and achieving MDG targets all the way up to the national level. The project is in line with the AU’s African Women’s Decade (2010-2020). It was developed as a response to the discussion held between the UNDP Administrator and the AUC Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
(Source: UNDP)
UNDP has designed a new project that will aim to build an enabling environment to boost women’s economic empowerment and political participation. Expected to launch in March, the project will support the African Union (AU), Regional Economic Communities and African countries to enhance youth and women’s political participation and representation; empower women economically; increase women’s productivity in agriculture; and integrate gender analysis in budgets, plans and reporting systems. Interventions will focus on promoting women’s access to knowledge and skills so they can produce quality products for export. To ensure women are elected to leadership positions and represented in public boards and tribunals, the project will also collaborate with African networks and endeavor to change perceptions on women as leaders and decision-makers. In the area of agriculture, priorities will include access to information, insurance, land, credit services and regional markets.
Women run just under half of Africa’s small and medium businesses and produce more than 80 percent of the continent’s food but they lack resources and influence in decision-making and are underrepresented in politics. Accelerating women’s economic and political empowerment are essential to closing the gender gap, improving the well-being of households and communities and achieving MDG targets all the way up to the national level. The project is in line with the AU’s African Women’s Decade (2010-2020). It was developed as a response to the discussion held between the UNDP Administrator and the AUC Chairperson, Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma.
(Source: UNDP)