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iKNOW Politics Launch in Peru: Are you ready for lists? iKNOW Politics and women candidates 2010-2011

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-02-22 12:39
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iKNOW Politics organized a country launch in Lima, Peru. The theme of the launch was "Are you read for lists? iKNOW Politics and women candidates 2010-2011" and it took place on December 2.

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The event was divided into two sessions. The first was closed and aimed to get feedback from participants on the iKNOW Politics website and content, as well as its accessibility. Fifty-three women and men from around the country attended the first session.

The second session was public and it was divided in three phases. In the inauguration panel participated Jorge L. Chediek, National Coordinator of the United Nations and National Representative of the UNDP in Peru; Nidia Vílchez, Minister for Women and Social Development; and Luis Nunes, Peru director of the National Democratic Institute (NDI) for International Affairs. Immediately after Rossana Andía, iKNOW Politics regional coordinator for Latin America and the Caribbean, gave a presentation on the network. Finally, the panel “Connecting women in politics in the 21st Century: Where are we headed?” discussed diverse themes such as “New techniques for communication and women’s participation in politics: a regional outlook” by Natalia Flores González, Executive Secretary of the Observatory on Gender Equity, Chile; “The use of virtual networks as a campaign strategy within political parties: Internal elections in the Accion Popular” by Alexander Casas, president of the Belaunde Institute: Center for Research and Political Analysis, Peru; “Blogs as monitors and supervisors of women’s issues before, during and after elections: Uruguay’s experience with A feminist look at the 2009 elections” by Lilián Celiberti, Coordinator of the Mujer Cotidiana (Daily Woman), Uruguay and the Articulación Feminista Marcosur; and “The strategic use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) in electoral campaigns. Successful cases” by Alfonso Baella Herrera, General Manager of Baella Consulting, Peru. The moderator of the panel was Kristen Sample, Andean region director, International IDEA.

The closure of the event was in charge of Lisbeth Núñez, Focal Point in Peru, UNIFEM. Approximately 120 people participated in the public session of the event and responded enthusiastically to the presentations.


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Peru: Parties Thwart Public Demand for Women in Politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2009-12-07 11:25
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Peru has been boosting the political participation of women since it passed its gender quota law in 1997, establishing that 30 percent of the spots on candidate lists must be reserved for women. This was complemented a decade later with the 2007 Equal Opportunities Act.

But "there's still no law that stipulates male-female alternation on candidate lists for parliament and municipal and regional governments, which would prevent women from being relegated to the last positions," Anel Townsend, former Women and Social Development Minister, said to IPS. Townsend was the most-voted female candidate elected to congress in 2001, and in her parliamentary activity she has promoted several gender-related initiatives.

Party leadership positions in Peru are still predominantly occupied by men, who are very reluctant to relinquish any of their power, so they place women far down on the slates of candidate where they have little chance of being elected, she added.

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To read the complete story please visit IPS News.


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Gabriela Serrano

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Gabriela Serrano joined the International Republican Institute (IRI) in January 2004, as the Bolivia Resident Country Director (RCD), to launch a civic education initiative to build popular support fo


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Peru: 2130 Partners Translates Leadership Training Success for Indigenous Women Leaders of Peru

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2008-07-28 21:40
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2130 Partners, an executive leadership development and education firm that trains leaders to create focus, alignment and collaboration around a sustainable shared vision, today announced that it will provide leadership training to approximately 30 indigenous women leaders of Peru in partnership with The Hunger Project and Chirapaq.

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To read the full article, please the 24-7 Press Release Website.


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Regional Seminar "From Rhetoric to Practice: Best Practices for Women's Participation in Political Parties in Latin America"

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2008-05-29 08:49

One of the ways that International IDEA promotes the participation of women in politics here in the Andean Region, a seminar was ogranized on the 19th and 20th of May in Cartagena, Colombia.


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Participation and Leadership in Latin America and the Caribbean: Gender Indicators

This report contains sections on the socio-political participation of women and provides statistical information on the evolution of applying gender equality policies.

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Declaration of Human Rights from a Gender Perspective

This Declaration, known as a pedagogic and debate work tool, is a proposal, in permanent construction, of the Declaration of Human Rights from a Gender Perspective, that integrates the progress related to human rights since 1948. It presents the following chapters:
I. Rights of identity and citizenship.
II. The right to peace and to a violence-free life.
III. Sexual and reproductive rights.
IV. Right to development.
V. Environmental rights.

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