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Kosovo Women Cross Party Caucus publish the first bulletin

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Mié, 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

 

India: "Dalit Queen" Faces Polls

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Vie, 2012-01-27 01:33

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Mayawati is far from a sure bet to win another term as chief minister of the northern state whose population of 200 million would rank as the fifth-most populous in the world if it were a country.

If she doesn't, it would be a blow to her undisguised ambition to one day become prime minister of India, a goal that looked reasonable back in 2007 when she won a huge mandate from the state's voters by appealing to a rainbow of castes, which still define the socio-economic status for many of India's 1.2 billion people.

Electrification and rural welfare projects have undoubtedly contributed to economic growth, which at seven percent annually in her first four years of office, was the state's fastest-ever rate.

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Read the complete story at Reuters, published January 26, 2012.


South Korea: Women Take Center Stage in Korean Politics

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Mié, 2012-01-25 21:04

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Women have been kicking through the glass ceiling in many areas of Korean society over the past decades. But, it was only recently that the phenomenon spread to politics, long regarded as a male domain.

The three political parties led by women control a total of 262 seats in the country’s 299-member single unicameral National Assembly.

The rise of women politicians comes as political parties suffer through a crisis of confidence amid a series of corruption scandals.

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Read the complete story at The Korea Herald, published on January 24, 2012.


Arab Countries: The release of the first edition of the report “Mapping Young Scholars’ Research on Women in Public Life in the MENA Region

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Lun, 2012-01-09 03:40

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Young Arab scholars are increasingly interested in gender studies, the report shows, and their projects are as sophisticated as Western gender research in terms of methodology and theory. With the set criteria for inclusion and the compilation of data through the use of internet, 81 young scholars were located. The publication of those findings in the first edition constitutes only a beginning that will be pursued with further expansion and updating of the project.

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The press release and the database are attached


Myanmar: Half of the New Burmese NLD Party 'Founders' Are Women

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Jue, 2011-12-01 07:38

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Eleven of the 21 people who are applying to register the National League for Democracy (NLD) party with the Burmese Election Commission are women representing all states and regions except Karenni State.

The list includes former winning political candidates in the failed 1990 election, and also includes young and middle-aged people and a wide spectrum of ethnic representatives, said party sources. Three original NLD founders head the list: Tin Oo, Aung San Suu Kyi and Win Tin.

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Read the whole story at Mizzima, published November 24, 2011.


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.

India: Parties Look Beyond Wives, Daughters for Candidates

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Mié, 2011-11-16 13:18

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Faced with the prospect of fielding more women candidates in next year's BMC elections due to the state decision to reserve 50% seats in local bodies for females, political parties are looking beyond the usual options like wives and daughters of male politicians. Parties say this time they are scouting for women who are familiar to the public and have good educational background.

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Read the whole story at The Times of India, published November 15.


Regional Forum on Equal Participation in Decision-Making

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Sáb, 2011-11-05 04:02
2011-11-15
2011-11-17
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Ciudad y provincia/estado: 
Istanbul
Pais: 
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                             

Aspiring for True Democracy: The Role of Women and Youth in the Arab Spring

Enviado por iKNOW Politics el Mar, 2011-11-01 06:56
2011-11-08 16:00
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Ciudad y provincia/estado: 
Washington, DC
Pais: 
United States
Lugar: 

National Democratic Institute

455 Massachusetts Avenue NW

8th Floor

Washington, DC 20001

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Aspiring for True Democracy:
The Role of Women and Youth
in the Arab Spring

with
Dr. Azza Kamel
Egypt

Dr. Kamel is the director of Appropriate Communication Techniques for Development (ACT), the winner of NDI’s 2011 Madeleine K. Albright Grant. Over the past 18 years, she has worked tirelessly as a women rights activist. Since the fall of the Mubarak regime, ACT has worked to ensure women’s voices are included in the transition process.

Dr. Amal Habib Al Yusuf
Bahrain

A member of the Al Wefaq political society, Dr. Al Yusef is also an activist and ophthalmic surgeon who focuses on defending the rights of Bahraini patients and health care workers. She was one of the medics trapped in the main hospital in Bahrain during a siege by military forces earlier this year.

Rafat Al Akhali
Yemen

Mr. Al Akhali is a youth activist who returned to Yemen from Canada to participate in the revolution.  He is a leader in Resonate! Yemen, an organization that promotes youth engagement on policy initiatives.

As the Arab Spring has moved across the Middle East and North Africa, grassroots calls for democratic reform have opened avenues for increased political participation by traditionally marginalized groups.  Youth and women, often at the vanguard of the reform movements, have seized platforms to present their visions for the future of their countries.  But in many instances they face barriers to achieving decision- and policy-making roles, particularly within traditional political institutions. Panelists will discuss the significant role women and youth played in the recent movements for change and what challenges lie ahead for sustained political engagement.

Facilitated by

Barrie Freeman 
NDI Director, North Africa

Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2011
12 – 1:30 p.m. 
National Democratic Institute
455 Massachusetts Ave., NW, 8th Floor
Washington, DC 20001

Please register by Monday, Nov. 7
at http://www.ndi.org/events_rsvp

Lunch will be served

Cohosted by NDI, iKNOW Politics and Aswat.