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Many political parties around the world have discovered that canvassing women and addressing issues relevant to them can have an enormous impact on the parties’ electoral chances. These parties have therefore sought ways to further incorporate and, in some cases, institutionalize a focus on women’s concerns by forming women’s wings or policy committees and conducting public opinion research on issues affecting women. In all cases, these practices serve to increase a party’s outreach to women, to increase a party’s attention to women’s concerns and to craft tailored and effective policies. You will learn about political parties’ outreach in this section.
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Consolidated Responses on Independent Women Candidates in Local Elections in Mali
This consolidated response highlights recommendations on how to empower independent women candidates to succeed in elections. These recommendations include providing training sessions, working with civil society organizations, forming women’s caucuses and coalitions, holding public outreach campaigns, and lobbying political parties.
How to Handle Online Criticism
This op-ed describes how an organization, political candidate or office-holder should handle online criticism and describes some ways to address it.
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