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Kosovo Women Cross Party Caucus publish the first bulletin

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2012-02-01 22:40

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The Kosovo Women Cross Party Caucus publish it first bulletin. You can find there information about their activities and the great achievemnts of their joint work ! Get inspired.

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Women's caucuses and alliances for sustainable development

A discussion circle on how women's caucuses and alliances can shape national policy agendas

 

Montenegro: Regional Conference on "Political Participation of Women as Factor of Societal Development "

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Sun, 2011-12-11 15:36
2011-12-11
2011-12-13
Europe/Vienna
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Montenegro
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Montenegro Hotel Splendid, Becicci

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UNDP Gender Programme Montenegro

UNDP Montenegro is organizing conference on " Political participation of Women as a Factor of Societal Development"

Women face multiple challenges in their involvement in political life generated by patriarchal power, structures and practices, which stereotypically confine women’s role in the private and informal public sphere. In Montenegro,  women currently hold less than 11% of elected parliamentary seats far away of the 19 percent of global average of women in Parliaments.     


This conference will bring together women who are actively involved in advocacy and action for women’s participation in politics and governance ( current, former and aspiring parliamentarians, local government officials, representatives of women’s organisations, activists, political parties and other NGOs and International organizations), regional partners.

 

For more information and to follow the conference discussions, please visit: http://www.facebook.com/pages/UNDP-Gender-Programme-Montenegro/134396116646047


Empowering Women for Stronger Political Parties

How women participate in political parties – and how those parties encourage and nurture women’s involvement and incorporate gender-equality issues – are key determinants of women’s political empowerment. They are also key to ensuring gender-equality issues are addressed in the wider society. If strategies to promote women’s involvement in the political process are to be effective, they should be linked to steps parties can take across the specific phases of the electoral cycle – the preelectoral, electoral and post-electoral phases – and to the organization and financing of the parties themselves. 
 
The most effective strategies to increase women’s participation in political parties combine reforms to political institutions with targeted support to women party activists within and outside party structures, women candidates and elected officials. These strategies require the cooperation of a variety of actors and political parties from across the political spectrum.
 
The Guide identifies targeted interventions that political parties can take to empower women. It is structured according to four phases, following an electoral cycle approach.

Regional Forum on Equal Participation in Decision-Making

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Sat, 2011-11-05 04:02
2011-11-15
2011-11-17
US/Eastern
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Istanbul
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Turkey
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Dedemand Hotel - Istanbul

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UNDP is organizing a Regional Forum on Equal Participation in Decision-Making (November 15-17, Istanbul), with co-funding from the UNDP-Japan Women in Development Fund. The Forum will explore opportunities to strengthen the capacities of the institutions represented in eliminating challenges and capitalizing on opportunities related to women’s equal participation in decision-making.

The five institutions represented will be:
• Political parties
• Parliament
• Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs)
• Public administration 
• Civil society

Most importantly, the Forum will identify the platforms where the collaborative efforts of these institutions will lead to greater gender equality results in decision-making processes. It will also explore why quotas can function as a catalyst in these efforts.

For more information please visit. www.undpeuropeandcis.org/gender

REGIONAL FORUM ON “EQUAL PARTICIPATION IN DECISION-MAKING”

Istanbul, November 15-17, 2011

Day 1: Tuesday, November 15, 2011  

Session I:   Prompters: Capitalizing on the opportunities

Session II:   Mobilizing and building alliances for women’s participation in decision-making
 

 
  • Mobilizing for the establishment of national gender equality mechanisms

by Çiğdem Aydın, President, Association for the Support and Training of Women Candidates (KA.DER), Turkey

 

View more presentations from UNDP in Europe and CIS

Session III:   Quotas as tools to enhance women’s participation in decision-making

  • Special temporary measures: Legal obligations under CEDAW by Violeta Neubauer, Coordinator for International Cooperation, Office of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia for Equal Opportunities, CEDAW Committee Member
  • Introducing legislated and voluntary party quotas – recent experiences from Montenegro by Snežana Jonica, Member of Parliament, Representative of Montenegro to the Council of Europe
  • Women and quotas in a pre EU accession zone by Teuta Sahatqija, Chair of the Women’s Cross-party Caucus at the Assembly of Kosovo*
View more presentations from UNDP in Europe and CIS

DAY 2, Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Session IV: Working with political parties to enhance women’s political participation

 
 
  • Overview on key challenges and opportunities – following the electoral cycle approach 
    by Julie Ballington,Gender Adviser, UNDP Democratic Governance Group/Gender Team

 

  • Experiences  from  Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkey

Gulnara Ibraeva,Independent Expert, Kyrgyzstan

Rusudan Kervalishvili,Vice Speaker of the Parliament, Chair of Gender Advisory Council, Georgia

Güldal Akşit,President, Justice and Development Party (AKP)Women’s Branch, Turkey

Seniye Nazik Işık,Secretary General, Republican People’s Party (CHP) Women’s Branch, Turkey
 

Session V:Integrating gender equality in public administration

 
 

Promoting Innovative Approaches to Gender Equality : experience made from an international perspective by Annie Demirjian, UNDP

View more presentations from UNDP in Europe and CIS

Session VI: An enabling environment for women’s electoral participation:The role of Electoral Management Bodies (EMBs

  • Introduction to the electoral cycle approach
    by Julie Ballington, Gender Adviser, UNDP Democratic Governance Group/Gender Team
  • Enforcing candidate quota rules on party lists for women candidates
    by Irena Hadžiabdić, Member of the Central Election Commission, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Political Finance as a Driver for Women Candidates : Promoting  women’s access to electoral finance 
    by Zurab Kharatishvili, Chair of the Central Election Commission, Georgia                             

Cyprus: Women making slow progress in politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Fri, 2011-11-04 04:21

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Women's involvement in the political arena has taken a downward spiral in recent years, Justice Minister Loucas Louca said yesterday.

"Apart from a low turnout, what concerns the international community is that women’s progress in politics is not always upwards,” said Louca. He pointed out that it appears to “easily be moving in reverse”, as happened in the recent parliamentary elections in Cyprus.

Women make up only 10.7 per cent of parliament in Cyprus, with only six out of 56 seats taken by women, compared to eight in the previous parliament. In local government, only six per cent of mayors are women – two out of 33 – with only 20 per cent of municipal and local council members being women (84 out of 414).

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To read the complete article please visit www.m.cyprus-mail.com.


Hungary: Parties differ over creation of quotas for women in parliament

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-10-25 04:44

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Representatives of the ruling coalition parties and opposition radical nationalist Jobbik opposed while the main opposition Socialists and green LMP supported the idea of setting a quota for women MPs in parliament at a debate held about women’s representation in public life on Wednesday.

Opening the event Miklos Soltesz, state secretary for social, family and youth affairs, said the best way to encourage women’s participation in politics, and in welfare and economy is through supporting them in their dual work-family tasks. He said the approach towards a stronger representation of women should be “work and family” instead of “work or family.”

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To read the complete article please visit www.politics.hu.


Central Asia : 10 Most Influential Women

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2011-08-08 04:29

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One can criticize Central Asian governments for many things -- from corruption to their intractably undemocratic ways. But perhaps due more than anything to the Soviet legacy, women in that predominantly Muslim region participate in politics, business, and other spheres of public life. Some of the following 10 picks for most influential women in Central Asia have risen to the top solely on their merits, there are more than a few whose family ties have paved the way to success.

Roza Otunbaeva: president of Kyrgyzstan, Svetlana Ortikova: chairwoman of Uzbek Senate's Committee for Legislative and Judiciary Issues, Akja Nurberdyeva: speaker of Turkmenistan's parliament, Lola Karimova: Uzbek ambassador to UNESCO, Mutabar Tojiboeva: Uzbek human rights activist, Ozoda Rahmonova: deputy Tajik foreign minister ....

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Top read the complete article please visit Radio Free Europe website.


Czech Republic: Low women participation in politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2011-07-28 01:42

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The recently released Social Watch 2010 reports point out the low participation of  Czech women in top politics. The report criticizes the fact that no woman was in the Czech government last year. Moreover,  only 22 percent of female deputies were elected to the Czech Parliament.  According to the report findings, the low representation of women in top politics is not due to lack of female politicians or voters' disinterest but to political party's practices that promote male party members in their list of candidates. 

 

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To read the complete article please visit www.praguemonitor.com


Georgia: Insufficient women's representation in National Parliament

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-07-12 05:26

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In Tbilisi was held a two-day conference on “Funding the political parties" and “Women's participation in political processes". During the conference the Vice - Speaker of the Parliament of the Gender Equality Council, Rusudan Kervalishvili welcomed the participants and talked about the activities and problems in terms of gender equality in Georgia in recent years. She pointed out that regardless of steps taken to identify the main directions of state policy regarding gender equality issues at the legislative level, it is still difficult for women to participate in politics. 

 

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To read the complete article please visit www.ginsc.net