Discussion Circles | International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics)

Available Discussion Circles

Group	Description	Manager	Posts	Members	Join Link
Women's caucuses and alliances for sustainable development	A discussion circle on how women's caucuses and alliances can shape national policy agendas	iKNOW Politics		100	Join
Women in elections: encouraging women’s voting	A Discussion Circle on best practices for encouraging women to vote	Helena Catt	2	174	Join
Entering Politics: Peace-building and Conflict Resolution	A Discussion Circle on how to enter politics with a focus on peace-building and conflict resolution in Somalia	iKNOW Politics	3	124	Join
Gender and Electoral Management Bodies in Africa	This discussion circle has been created to follow up the high level meeting of EMBs on transformative and gender-sensitive elections management that t	iKNOW Politics	2	114	Join
Women's Parliamentary Caucuses	Discussion Circle for the joint AGORA-iKNOW Politics Virtual Discussion on Women's Parliamentary Caucuses.	iKNOW Politics	11	229	Join
Strengthening women’s participation and leadership in political parties	This discussion aims to continue dialogue started at the workshop on strenghening women's participation and leadership in political parties.	iKNOW Politics	11	826	Join
Advocacy on Gender-based violence(GBV)	Discussion on how women politicians can advocate against GBV	Dr. Robin M. Ch...	5	359	Join
Young Women and Political Leadership	In this circle, iKNOW Politics members share their opinions and experiences about the participation of young women in politics and public life.	iKNOW Politics	5	3,517	Join
Campaign Fundraising: How Do Women Find the Money Necessary to Run and Win?	What are some of the creative strategies used by women around the world to find and mobilize campaign funds?	pnelson	3	1,137	Join
Political participation and other areas of decision-making	How do women's experiences in political participation influence other areas of decision-making?	Sylvia	33	4,445	Join
Young People and Politics	Participation of young people in politics	graziellarobino	15	4,271	Join
Women's Presence in Politics	Women better than men?	Camilla Hansson	49	4,822	Join
Women in Politics in the Middle East and North Africa Region	Political Participation of Women in the Middle East	Piyoo	17	3,759	Join
Women Heads of State	This discussion looks at the impact and trends for the election of women heads of state.	pnelson	28	4,177	Join

Past Discussion Circles

Group	Description
Women in Haiti's democratic reconstruction process	A discussion about how women in Haiti can be full participants in the rebuilding of democratic and governance institutions in their country.
Women Deepen Democracy	Transforming Politics to Gender Equality in India
Politically affiliated young women	Discuss the constraints, strunggles,strengths and limits of young women activities in their political parties and their country
Forum of African and Spanish Women Parliamentarians	This Discussion Circle is aimed to continue the dialogue that began at the first meeting of African and Spanish women parliamentarians in Madrid 2009.
Women Parliamentarians of Africa and the Arab World	This circle is for women parliamentarians from Africa and the Arab World to continue the discussion started in the Abuja meeting in october 6-7.
Surveys on Education for Sustainable Development	Discussion of surveys to identify obstacles to sustainable development and options to overcome such obstacles.
Women's Leadership for Peace and Security in the Horn of Africa	This group intended to continue the dialogue begun at the Club De Madrid Strategic Planning Meeting in Kampala
SADC region 50/50 campaign	The SADC Protocol on Gender and Development signed on 17 August 2008 in Johannesburg to accelerate gender equality in the region by 2015
Decentralization and Women's Political Participation	This group is intended to continue and expand the dialogue begun at the IDRC Conference on Decentralization, Local Power and Women's Rights
Network of Muslim African Women	This group is intended to provide a space to continue and expand the dialogue from the Launch of the Network of Muslim African Women
Implementation of SC Resolution 1325	This circle discusses strategies for implementation of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security
Africa Women's Political Leadership	This group is intended to continue and expand the dialogue begun at the Club of Madrid Africa Women Leaders Forum in Brussels October 7-8 2008
Corruption and Women	In this discussion circle, iKNOW Politics members are invited to share their experiences with the impact of corruption on women.
Eliminating Violence Against Women in Politics	Following the Dec. 2007 iKNOW Politics E-Discussion, this circle aims to further strengthen the knowledge base on violence against women in politics.
Cameroon municipal and parliamentary elections	Women's concern in regards to the twin elections
WOMEN ELECTION LEADERSHIP	You want to run for the office but you do not know how? Here you can learn and discuss how. Women around the world are ready to help.
Women NGOs Secretariat of Liberia	Liberia Focus Group on Gender Based Violence
Nigeria's 2007 Election. How Did The Women Fare?	What were the issues that affected women's success and participation inthe recent elections?
Women's Caucuses	The increasing role of female parliamentarians.
Seeking "Best Practices" in the Arab, Pacific, and Arab States Region	Are you aware of "best practices" to promote women's political participation in post-conflict states in the Arab, Pacific, and Arab region?
Getting Elected!	How do women run and WIN?
Women in Office	Discussion on the role and effect of women in office
Professional Development	Resources, opportunites and tips for building professional skills
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