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Mentorship programs to support candidates and elected female MPs beyond training and study tours

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 06/05/2014 - 12:47

Mentorship programs to support candidates and elected female MPs beyond training and study tours

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 and why these projects were successful?

Enhancing youth political participation throughout the electoral cycle

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April 28, 2014

Enhancing youth political participation throughout the electoral cycle

The inclusion of youth in formal politics is important, as the 2011/2012 arab States popular uprisings and various occupy movements have demonstrated.

The Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR)

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August 23, 2007

The Center of Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR)

CAWTAR is an independent regional institution promoting gender equality in the Arab World through research, training, networking, and advocacy.

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Fund for Gender Equality 2015 Call for Proposals

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Fund for Gender Equality 2015 Call for Proposals

This year the Fund for Gender Equality will welcome online proposal submissions from women-led Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) that are innovative, high-impact, an

February 22, 2015

Egyptian women take to social media to expose harassers

Egyptian women have been using a number of hashtags — among them #Idon’tFeelSafeOnTheStreet, #AntiHarassment and #ExposeHarasser — on social networking sites to speak up about the daily sexual harassment they experience.

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February 11, 2015

BRIDGE workshop conducted for Libyan women

The Academy for International Development-Middle East (AIDME) is implementing a three-year development project in the Middle East and North Africa region.

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Interviews

Ameena AlRasheed

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 02/09/2015 - 16:42

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February 9, 2015

Ameena AlRasheed

iKNOW Politics expert & Professor at Bahrain University

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Arab high level conference on Beijing+20: Towards justice and equality for women in the Arab region

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Arab high level conference on Beijing+20: Towards justice and equality for women in the Arab region

The regional conference will bring together senior governmental officials, policy makers, and international/regional entities to endorse the conclusions of the Regional Review Report on the Impleme

January 28, 2015

Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace launches a Charter of Libyan Women’s Constitutional Rights

After a series of workshops and consultations on the constitution, held beginning in 2013, the Libyan Women’s Platform for Peace (LWPP) launches a Charter of Libyan Women’s Constitutional Rights.

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