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Some of the earliest examples of quota implementation occurred in the Asian region. As such, Asia provides an interesting case study of women’s political participation. Despite a history of implementing reserved seats — or quotas — for women, the overall progress of women’s political participation remains slow. Even in Central Asia, where women’s participation and advancement were encouraged throughout the Soviet era, gains made by women during this time have eroded since the fall of the Communist regime.

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Women in Leadership Forum India

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2010-03-18 12:46
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New Delhi
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India
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Where would the world be with more women leaders?
As the topic suggests, this session will address how decision making can impact differently under women’s leadership on key issues. The root of the global crisis will be highlighted while discussing the path followed by women leaders: is it cost cutting or is it an investment? Women leaders from the political, business and social fields share their thoughts and success stories on the topic and how their strategies make a difference. Could there be ‘Lehman Sisters’?

Expanding the role of women in society is essential to build strong economies
• Discuss promoting women entrepreneurship.
• Identify the right business sector to start with.
• Discover support of family and society.
• Learn about your financing options.
• Get statistics from the industry and registrations.
• Encourage and promote competitiveness.
• Discover the difference between working for public or private sectors.

Moving up ladder to top management
• Address the ways in which organisations can enhance women leadership.
• Experts share their perspectives on policies and approaches that encourage increase retention, strengthen job satisfaction, promote competitiveness and brace work-life balance.
• Discover which types of organisations are hiring more women in senior positions.

To find further details please visit Women in Leadership Forum India.


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Global Pulse 2010

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-17 11:52
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Global Pulse 2010 is a 3-day, online collaboration event, that will bring together individual socially-engaged participants and organizations from around the world. The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is sponsoring the Global Pulse 2010, in partnership with the Departments of State, Education, Commerce, and Health and Human Services.

As the name implies, the event will take the pulse of as many as 20,000 participants on key issues facing communities around the world. Global Pulse 2010 will connect participants who are champions for the same social issues to build new, or strengthen existing relationships, and inform U.S. foreign assistance and diplomatic strategies on major themes and ideas that emerge across the span of the event.

Individual discussions will take place within forums and will focus on ten designated topics. Participants can choose to participate in any of the discussion areas that interest them the most. To see the complete list please visit Global Pulse 2010.


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India: Women get one-third share in Gadkari team

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2010-03-16 16:10
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Women have got their place under the sun in Bharatiya Janata Party president Nitin Gadkari’s new team of office-bearers and an effort has been made to take forward the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat’s ‘diktat’ on the need to give the party a youthful look.

The 121-member new National Executive Committee has as many as 40 women members, nearly one-third of the total, as mandated by the party constitution amended during the tenure of the outgoing BJP president Rajnath Singh.

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To read the complete news story please visit The Hindu


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India:DMK to train women cadres in governance

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-15 15:06
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As the bill reserving one-third of seats in the Lok Sabha and state assemblies awaits to be passed by parliament, Tamil Nadu's ruling DMK party is planning to hold camps across the state to empower its women cadres in governance.

"We plan to train DMK party women in various aspects of governance. We want to groom our party women so that they are ready as and when the 33 percent reservation for women comes into effect," Kanimozhi, party Rajya Sabha member and daughter of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi, said.

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To read the complete news story please visit Sify News.


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India: Grand Mufti urges Muslim women to enter politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2010-03-10 09:03
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A top Islamic cleric Wednesday welcomed the passage of the Women’s Reservation Bill in the Rajya Sabha, describing it as ‘a great step towards women’s empowerment’.

‘This is a great step towards women’s empowerment. I would urge Indian Muslim women to enter politics and get themselves elected to parliament and state assemblies. They will have to empower themselves,’ the Grand Mufti of Kashmir, Maulana Bashir-ud-Din, told reporters here.

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To read the complete story please visit Calcutta Tube.


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Combating Trafficking in Persons: A Handbook for Parliamentarians

Jointly produced by the IPU and UNODC, the Handbook on Combating Trafficking in Persons is intended to encourage parliamentarians to take an active part in stopping human trafficking. It contains a compilation of international laws and good practices developed to combat human trafficking. It offers guidance on how national legislation can be brought in line with international standards. It outlines measures to prevent commission of the crime of trafficking in persons, to prosecute offenders and to protect victims. It also contains advice on how to report on this crime and how to enlist civil society in the cause.

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Empowering Parliaments through the Use of ICTs

The study, published by the United Nations Development Programme, has developed an analytical framework that focuses on the three core functions of Parliaments - legislation, representation and oversight - and establishes links between them. It provides concrete examples of the importance of ICTs for the empowerment and increased credibility of parliamentary institutions.

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Assessing Legislation - A manual for legislators

It aims at providing the legislators with the necessary tools that would help them in assessing legislations and proposing them to promote social and democratic change in their countries. The guide highlights and discusses several important topics such as the role of the legislator in facilitating socio-political and economic change, the legislative theory, and the methodology for problem solving, in addition to assessing the technical sufficiency for the proposed law.

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Femmes en Politiques 2010 (affiche)

Cette affiche de l’Union Interparlementaire indique le nombre de femme en politique à travers le monde à la date de janvier 2010. L’affiche fournit des informations relatives au nombre de femmes aux plus hautes fonctions de l’Etat, dans les ministères et parlements à travers le monde.

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