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September 2008 (Français / Espańol)
Welcome to the iKNOW Politics e-Newsletter!
Welcome to the third issue of the iKNOW Politics quarterly e-Newsletter, an exciting tool that provides
iKNOW Politics members with instant access to the latest discussions, news, events and resources posted on our network.
You have received this e-Newsletter through either your iKNOW Politics membership, or your affiliation
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As a global online network, iKNOW Politics connects parliamentarians, representatives, candidates,
political party leaders and members, researchers, academics and practitioners across borders,
generations and other divides, equipping them with the materials, expertise and best practices necessary
to make their political mark.
Learn more about iKNOW Politics >>
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iKNOW Politics creates and shares knowledge worldwide through its Ask the Experts feature, discussion forums, and the online resource library.
iKNOW Politics offers a unique tool that allows its members to ask questions of over 100 internationally recognized
experts on issues of women in politics. The experts readily provide their expertise and share their experiences
in response to queries from members.
We are pleased to highlight the iKNOW Politics consolidated response on Working with Women
Candidates and Women Voters During Elections, prepared to reply to a query from an iKNOW Politics member from Sudan.
This consolidated response highlights tools used to empower women candidates and political leaders, and provides several recommendations on
how to reach out to women voters before and during elections, proactively engage women in voter registration, and hold voter education campaigns
targeting both women and men. This consolidated response was compiled in consultations with leading international and regional experts and through
in-depth research conducted by the iKNOW Politics staff.
Click here to read the full consolidated response.
To view the current list of queries and consolidated responses, or to ask iKNOW Politics experts your
own question, visit the “Ask the Experts” section of the iKNOW Politics website.
iKNOW Politics maintains an online library including hundreds of reports, handbooks and training materials from international agencies,
research institutions, academia and civil society groups. We recommend the following recently added resources:
This brochure provides an overview and analysis of progress made, and setbacks encountered, by women in accessing
parliament during elections and renewals held in 2007.
This manual is to enable young women to prepare and facilitate training on a host of issues that are important to them, including young
women’s leadership and human rights.
This guide focuses on how to collaborate around women's empowerment and gender equality issues at the country level and to mainstream
gender equality concerns into gender related international programs and plans of action.
Click here to search our resource library!
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Our Voices
iKNOW Politics provides a global forum for women leaders and their supporters to exchange their views and discuss issues
essential to women’s political empowerment.
iKNOW Politics’ newest circle in English on
Young Women and Political Leadership provides a discussion platform for young women and their supporters
to share with the experiences of young women entering politics and public life. Here is an excerpt from the circle:
“Considering social and cultural obstacles and barriers to women’s political participation, young women desperately need support of the
institutions and individuals that provide them with networking opportunities, resources for successful political campaigns, and trainings to strengthen
their skills.” Click here to read more and contribute your thoughts…
Click here to see the existing discussion circles and share your thoughts and experiences with our members worldwide.
iKNOW Politics held its second facilitated
E-Discussion Forum on Gender Quotas as a Mechanism to Promote Women in Politics on June 4-11, 2008.
The E-Discussion focused on strengthening the knowledge base about gender quotas and was simultaneously conducted in English, French and Spanish.
During the seven days of the E-Discussion, iKNOW Politics received sixty-seven comments from its members and experts worldwide. The participants
shared their practical experiences from Argentina, Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Canada, Ecuador Dominican Republic, Jamaica, Kosovo, Mexico, Niger, Panama,
the Pacific region, Paraguay, Sri-Lanka, Sudan, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan and Venezuela.
Click here to read the summary of the E-Discussion Forum.
Please join iKNOW Politics on October 22 -29 for the next E-Discussion Forum on Financing Women in Politics!
Click here to see the existing discussion circles and share your thoughts and experiences
with our members worldwide.
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Our Stories
iKNOW Politics conducts interviews with prominent political leaders to highlight their impacts and achievements
and to further inspire women to participate in political life.
 “I know how hard it is to live in a war zone and to be forced to flee your own country. I think the world leaders should pledge and
unite in a common goal to save humanity, especially children, from experiencing war catastrophes and facing the brunt of such disasters,
and I think, the UN should lead the efforts to achieve this goal.”
Read more…
iKNOW Politics gathers and disseminates news about women’s political participation around the world.
In July, iKNOW Politics was presented at the UNDP’s meeting of over fifty women parliamentarians from the Middle East and North Africa region.
The participants were eager to learn about iKNOW Politics, and expressed great interest in participating in network’s activities and in seeing the
launch of iKNOW Politics’ Arabic site. Read more…
In June, iKNOW Politics was presented at one of the workshops during the Second Biennial Women’s Studies Conference in Izmir, Turkey.
The conference gathered together over one hundred women leaders and candidates, civil society activists and researchers from Southern and Eastern Europe.
Read more…
In July 2008, NDI organized the inaugural MENA Regional Young Women Leaders Academy in Doha, Qatar, which gathered together young women leaders
from the Middle East and North Africa. Read more…
Click here to read more news!
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iKNOW Politics Experts
From our expert network, in this issue we are pleased to profile Hon. Anne McLellan, former Deputy Prime Minister of Canada
and the first Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. Read more …
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iKNOW Politics to Launch Expert Network
On November 4-5, iKNOW Politics will officially launch its Expert Network in Oslo, Norway.
iKNOW Politics experts will be invited to participate in a two-day discussion session. During the session, the experts
will share their vision for the iKNOW Politics Expert Network. More information will soon be available on the
iKNOW Politics website.
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