Campaigns

An effective political campaign is a connected series of operations designed to persuade constituents to vote for you, your candidate, a party or an issue. Campaigns require methodical planning, organization and implementation.

Women face a number of obstacles implementing effective, winning campaigns. Women generally have more difficulty than men do in raising sufficient funds to win a campaign, in large part because they are traditionally not the primary breadwinners. Similarly, women may not have equal access to decision-making regarding the distribution of funds. Traditionally, women must earn the internal support of their party or, alternatively, work even harder to win as independent candidates. Rather than focusing on the substance of a campaign and its message, the media and the public may focus instead on the appearance of a woman candidate or her role in the home. To earn the support of their own party and constituents, women must work harder than men do to create clean, targeted and compelling messages.

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Occupied Palestinian Territory: Gender quota - A Palestinian woman enters politics

In May 2005 I was elected to be the first woman to join the Sinjel Municipality in the Ramallah district.

Advocacy & Lobbying Campaigns Candidate Selection Constitution and Legislative Reform Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Engendering Legislation/Budgets Institution Building National Legislature/Parliament North Africa/Middle East Occupied Palestinian Territory Parliaments & Representatives Policy and Platform Development Political Parties Political Parties (general) Post-conflict Reconstruction Quotas Women’s Party Sections World News

Turkey: Women Stirred Politics on the Streets

The panel discussion "Women's actions in Istanbul after 1980- Women on the streets of Istanbul" was held in the Women's Works Library on Saturday, 30 January.

Advocacy Advocacy & Lobbying Asia and the Pacific Campaign Planning and Strategy Campaigns Civil Society Organizations Coalition Building Lobbying Media and Message Media and Message Turkey World News

Lao: Getting Women in the News Takes Much More than Policy

"The media tend to interview those people of high-ranking ministers and chief of departments, but most of them are men.

Advocacy & Lobbying Asia and the Pacific Campaigns Cross-Cutting Issues Lao People’s Democratic Republic Lobbying Media and Message Parliaments & Representatives World News

Burundi: Unprecendented mobilization of women in the eve of elections in Burundi

Women' associations are ready with a 'national strategy' for increased participation of Burundian women in the second post-conflict general elections that will start in May with the local elections

Burundi Campaigns Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws World News

Togo Gets First Woman Presidential candidate

Togo’s moderate opposition Democratic Convention of African People (CDPA) made history when it endorsed for the first time, a woman candidate for the country’s upcoming presdential elections.

Campaigns Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Togo World News

DEMOCRACY & CIVIL ENGAGEMENT RETREAT with NAOMI WOLF!
Advocacy Advocacy & Lobbying Campaign Planning and Strategy Campaigns Civic Education Electoral Systems and Laws Finance and Budgeting Leadership Lobbying Media and Message Media and Message Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Networking Parliaments & Representatives Policy and Platform Development Political Parties (general) Public Speaking Skills-Building United States Voter Education for Women Working with men

UK: My first election as a Green party candidate

Susanna Rustin hits the campaign trail in Queen's Park. Just a few months after joining a political party for the first time, I was standing in the Queen's Park Westminster by-election.

Campaigns United Kingdom World News

Namibia: Bring more women to parliament

The results of last month’s Presidential and National Assembly elections showed a heavily skewed women representation in the next parliament, with only 16 women, representing 22 percent, penciled t

Campaigns Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Namibia Parliaments & Representatives Quotas Working with men World News

Election: Croatia
Campaign Planning and Strategy Campaigns Croatia Election Observations Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Europe Fundraising Media and Message National Legislature/Parliament Parliaments & Representatives

Election: Romania
Campaigns Committees Constituency Outreach Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Europe Other Elected Officials Parliaments & Representatives Political Parties Romania

Paraguay: Indigenous Women Leaders Buck Discrimination

Estela Maris Álvarez is one of these women who have decided to stand up and beat the odds, challenging the abuse and discrimination they face both within and outside their communities.

Advocacy Advocacy & Lobbying Campaigns Candidate Selection Civic Education Electoral Systems and Laws Engendering Legislation/Budgets Paraguay Political Parties Political Parties (general) Quotas The Americas Voter Outreach Women’s Party Sections World News

Nigeria: Ministry Mobilises Women for 2011 Polls

To encourage women participation in politics, the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development will organise a National Political Summit ahead of the 2011 general election.

Advocacy Advocacy & Lobbying Campaign Planning and Strategy Campaigns Constituency Outreach Lobbying Media and Message Media and Message Nigeria Parliaments & Representatives Political Parties Sub-Saharan Africa Voter Education for Women Women’s Party Sections World News

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Brazil Campaigns Candidate Selection Civil Society Organizations Committees Crisis Management Decision-Making Egypt Electoral Systems and Laws Focus Groups and Polling France Fundraising Iran Iraq Israel Jordan Kuwait Leadership Lebanon Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Networking Occupied Palestinian Territory Parties in Parliament Peace Agreements and Peace Making Policy and Platform Development Public Speaking Switzerland Time Management United Kingdom United States Women’s Party Sections

Brazil: Leading Ladies Give Gender Slant to Campaign

Brazil was one of the first countries in Latin America to grant women the right to vote, but it has one of the lowest levels of female representation in public office, according to data from the In

Brazil Campaigns Candidate Selection Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Engendering Legislation/Budgets National Legislature/Parliament Other Elected Officials Political Parties Quotas The Americas Voter Education for Women World News

Election: Romania
Campaigns Committees Constituency Outreach Elections and Quotas Electoral Systems and Laws Other Elected Officials Parliaments & Representatives Political Parties Romania