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International Executive Media and TV Workshop (IEMTW) Bangkok

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Submitted by mbouhafa on Tue, 2012-01-24 08:25
2012-02-15 13:00
2012-02-17 21:30
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City & Province/State: 
Bangkok
Country: 
Thailand
Venue: 

The Landmark Hotel, Bangkok

Description: 

The International Executive Media and TV Workshop (IEMTW) is CDC’s flagship course. It is an intensive three day course targeted at communication practitioners, technical project staff and media focal points working for UN agencies; civil society organizations; and public institutions.  It specifically addresses gender dimensions of media interviews, and CDC has used this curriculum to train women politicians in Tunisia and Mongolia. see http://www.cendevcom.org/workshops_and_training/international-executive-media-and-tv-workshops/


MPs Online: Connecting with Constituents

The report provides recommendations for MPs, constituents and for Parliament.  Primary amongst these are that MPs need to develop a policy for the use of email and strategies for digital media that define the target audience and connect with their offline strategy. Constituents benefit when MPs are online and so citizens are encouraged to promote the internet and provide examples of good practice to break down barriers amongst those MPs who are more resistant. In the digital age democracy can be driven by both sides. Finally, the report recommends a review of the licensing and re-use of content created by Parliament.

Women in Politics & Public Policy Program

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-07-05 11:17
2011-07-15
US/Eastern
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City & Province/State: 
Massachusetts, Boston
Country: 
USA
Venue: 

University of Massachusetts, Boston

Description: 

Features and Benefits

- Six courses in policy studies, analytical and research skills, and internship which span two semesters. In addition to the 200-hour, supervised internship, students meet twice a week in evening classes (Tuesdays and Thursdays 6-8:30 PM) which start in September and finish the following May.

- Applied policy internship gain professional work experience in state or local government, public agencies, non-profit or advocacy organizations, or at prestigious research institutes.

-  Seminars taught by nationally recognized scholars and researchers in the fields of gender, politics, and public policy.

- Career development opportunities: graduates will be prepared to serve at all levels of government, take on leadership roles in non-profit organizations, hold elected office, and pursue advanced degrees, most frequently in law and public policy.

- One-on-one advising about internship placements, research interests, and professional goals.

-  Networking with McCormack Graduate School faculty and researchers at Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy Financial assistance through the Betty Taymor Scholarship fund. 

- Department facilities including classroom and meeting space as well as a small, private computer lab Guest lectures and special events on various topics on the role of gender in politics and policy-making.

For more information about this program, visit Mc Cormack online, or call our Program Coordinator at (617) 287-6785 or email pwppp@umb.edu


OSCE and NDI training on women's leadership and political party participation

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2011-06-02 00:28
2011-05-21
2011-05-24
Europe/Vienna
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City & Province/State: 
Issyk-Kul province
Country: 
Kyrgyzstan
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Description: 

A four-day OSCE-supported train-the-trainers event on women’s leadership and political party participation took place in Issyk-Kul province, Kyrgyzstan, from 21 to 24 May. It has begun with a one-day training session for the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus and was followed by a three-day intensive course for representatives of eight major political parties.

The training seminars are organized by the OSCE Centre in Bishkek and National Democratic Institute for International Affairs (NDI).

For more information please visit www.osce.org


Poland: Polish feminism is no longer ridiculed

Submitted by Barbora Galvankova on Mon, 2011-04-11 06:14

Summary: 

The Polish government's new commitment to gender equality is a triumph for the feminist movement's strategic change of focus.

For a good part of the last two decades, becoming a feminist was a sure way to make oneself ridiculous in Poland. You were viewed as a naive enthusiast of western ideas, supposedly irrelevant to Polish culture, or worse – a fossil from former times, a communist. Well, the days of feminist martyrdom are over: in the runup to Poland's presidency of the European Union, women's rights have become a serious and respectable topic of public debate.

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To read the complete article please visit guardian.co.uk


NDI: A Discussion With Mu Sochua: A Global Voice For Women in Politics

Submitted by Barbora Galvankova on Wed, 2011-04-06 02:23
2011-04-12 03:00
2011-04-12 04:30
Asia/Jakarta
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City & Province/State: 
Washington
Country: 
United States
Venue: 

National Democratic Institute 

2030 M St., NW, 5th Floor 

Washington, D.C.

Description: 

Drawing on her extensive experience working with women in Cambodia and throughout Asia, Cambodian parliamentarian and former cabinet minister Mu Sochua will discuss why politics matter to women and how women can and should embrace politics to build inclusive, democratic communities

Please register for the event at www.ndi.org/events_rsvp


Kazakhstan: President calls for more women in politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2011-03-08 07:57

Summary: 

Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev called on his government on Saturday to broaden the role of women in the political life of his country.

"I instruct the government, together with the Presidential administration and the national commission for women's affairs, the leadership of the Nur Otan Party, to form a concrete plan effective to 2016 for the promotion of women in taking decisions," he said at the first women's congress in the traditionally male-dominated Central Asian country.

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To read the complete news please visit Rianovosti wesite


Advocacy (1) - To include Domestic Violence Bill in Nigeria's Constitution

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Submitted by Ayaba on Mon, 2010-06-21 05:54

Inclusion of a bill on Domestic Violence is next on our agenda for this period. We implore all women empowerment bodies to please give us the much needed support for this initiative.


NDI: "From Kitchen to Parliament" - Women in Bangladesh Look Toward the Future

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2010-03-30 19:36

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In Bangladesh, traditional gender roles keep most women from gaining political power. A recent forum, "Celebrating Women's Leadership in Bangladesh," brought together female MPs and other Bangladeshi women with political aspirations to inspire and encourage them to run for office and to work together across party lines to increase women's political participation in the country.

The Bangladesh Alliance for Women Leadership (BDAWL), an organization of prominent women leaders, hosted the November meeting, which was prompted by a visit to Bangladesh from Melanne Verveer, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for Global Women's Issues. Forty-five women MPs, civil society leaders, media representatives, and officials from the U.S. embassy, NDI and BDAWL attended the forum.

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Viet Nam: Law Leads Two Women Leaders to Different Worlds

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2010-03-29 18:27

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As a member of the Presidium of the Vietnam Women’s Union and chief of its legal committee from January 2006 to December 2007, Khanh was endorsed by the Union and reelected to the legislature in 2008. She is now the permanent member of the Assembly’s committee of science, technology and environment, and leader of the group of 12 women deputies.

To Quoc Khanh, too many loopholes have made this South-east Asian country’s legal system ineffective. She has said that some laws "lack quality" and has been vocal about the need for the legislature to produce better ones.

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To read the complete news story please visit IPS News.