Welcome to the Professional Development Discussion Circle! What particular challenges do women candidates and officials face in contesting for leadership? What strategies do women employ to overcome these obstacles? Here is a place to address these issues and provide your own stories and suggestions.
SUMMARY OF THE DISCUSSION CIRCLE 2011:
This Discussion Circle was closed in 2011. The attached document summarizes the discussions that took place between members in this discussion circle. To read click here.
Gender Gap in Unemployment Favouring Women!
The jiggery-pokery and epiphanies that are coming out since the recession are worth pondering on.
V♀TE WOMEN IN POLITICS - Together We Can Make a Difference!
V♀TE WOMEN IN POLITICS
V♀TE is an organization dedicated to help women to run for office and to be elected around the world.
- TUGBA's blog
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V♀TE - Women In Politics
Dear Iknowpolitics Members,
We are getting ready for our training and program in Albania. The booklet " Running for Office" is done in English and now translating in Albanian.
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V♀TE - Happy International Women's Day!
Dear Iknowpolitics Members,V♀te Supporters and Future World Leaders,
We are in 2009 and still there are few women leaders in the world,we need to do something and work together !
- TUGBA's blog
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2008 New Year and time to act!
Happy 2008 to everyone; I think that, as more women become involved in politics in the coming year, we need to plan and work toward a goal.
- TUGBA's blog
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Say NO to Violence against Women on 26 November
Colleagues! We have to say "No" to violence against women on 26/11/2007!
Tips On How Women Can Use The Media To Win
I have read with a lot of interest the contributions from Solange, Adamark from Nigeria and Regina Mundi from Cameroon. Some of you mentioned the negative impact the media play on female leaders.
We Fight For An Equal Treatment With Men, But What Happens When ....
Women fight for everything we believe: for our families, our kids, our believes, and our political differences. We do it with passion, with love and with that miracle "SIX SENSE" we have.
Women Leadership In Elections
Let's get together to support women to be elected. We are in the year 2007 and still not many women are elected in the world. So we have to do something! We really do.
How To Get Fair Participation In The Elections
The upcoming elections to the Constitutional Assembly in Ecuador provoked the desire for real participation of the citizens.
- Sandra Navarro's blog
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Global Feminism
Women all over the world are taking on the unresolved major issues facing humanity -- poverty, hunger, conflict, violence, disease, etc.
Skills-Building
I believe one major critical tool of empowerment is training women in media relations as integral part of their development programme.
Malawi the Warm Heart of Africa
As a young Malawi professional woman working with the UNDP Country Office, I am privileged to be closely collaborating with the Malawi Electoral Commission (MEC).
- Thokozile Chisala's blog
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Key Skills for Women Candidates and Leaders
Are there skills that women lack that keep them from succeeding in politics? If yes, what are the skills that women lack?
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