Advocacy & Lobbying

Advocacy & Lobbying

Advocacy and Lobbying

Advocacy and lobbying are effective tools for gender advocates, male champions, civil society, and other stakeholders to hold leaders accountable to their commitments on concrete, measurable actions that guarantee women can fully and equally enjoy their rights. These include the ability to exercise freedom and choices, go to school, live free from violence, earn equal pay for equal work, and meaningfully engage in decision-making and political processes. Advocacy groups can collectively put pressure their leaders for legislative reforms to protect and promote women’s rights and concerns, which may require coalition-building, fundraising, civic education, awareness-raising and consensus-building on key issue platforms. Influencing legislation itself may require lobbying to convince policy makers and legislators to address specific issues relevant to gender equality and women’s empowerment, which may involve introducing or revising legislation and policy.

News

UNOWAS
17.03.2022
Women in West Africa and the Sahel define strategies for a meaningful participat...
The Deputy Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for West Africa and the Sahel, Ms Giovanie Biha, chaired the first edition of the annual Women's Forum for Peace and Security...
Diversified approaches to prevent violence against women during elections in the Arab region
11.03.2022
Diversified approaches to prevent violence against women during elections in the...
International IDEA works to reduce the gap between women's rights as affirmed in the legal texts in the different Arab countries and the low rates of women in decision-making positions.Indeed, the...
International Women’s Day celebrates the contribution of women and girls as climate solution multipliers
10.03.2022
International Women’s Day celebrates the contribution of women and girls as clim...
Advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis and disaster risk reduction is one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century. This year’s theme for International Women’s...
UK: Action needed to avoid losing a generation of women and minorities in politics, MPs argue - Politics
10.03.2022
UK: Action needed to avoid losing a generation of women and minorities in politi...
Action is needed to avoid losing a generation of women and minorities in politics, MPs have argued today.In a report released today, the women and equalities committee says that just 34 per cent,...
Chief guest, panellists and participants of the forum. IDEA
28.02.2022
Fiji's national forum on women in politics
International IDEA, together with our funding partners and civil society organizations (CSOs), have been convening an annual National Forum on Women in Politics (NFWP) in Fiji since...
Black women are taking control of the narrative: the road ahead as Biden commits to historic Supreme Court nomination - Copyright: CNN
08.02.2022
Black women are taking control of the narrative: the road ahead as Biden commits...
More than 100 influential Black women leaders thanked President Joe Biden in a letter for honoring his promise to nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court, who if confirmed, would be the first to...
Women for Election encourages women to enter politics in new ad - Credits: Mumbrella
07.02.2022
Australia: Women for Election encourages women to enter politics in new ad
Women for Election has released a campaign ahead of Australia’s election season officially kicking off to encourage more women to enter politics.The campaign was created by BMF and is supported by UN...
Une infirmière parle avec des femmes rassemblées dans une clinique soutenue par l'UNICEF lors d'une session de sensibilisation à la nutrition à Kandahar, en Afghanistan. © UNICEF/Alessio Romenzi
24.01.2022
Bachelet: Women’s participation forging peace worldwide, ‘vastly worse’ post pan...
With COVID-19, the situation for women human rights defenders and the prospects for women's full participation in building peace, has become “vastly worse”, the UN High Commissioner for Human...
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake national vice-chairperson Anne Kibet congratulates Pheobe Asiyo after gifting her with a head ornament during Asiyo's 90th birthday celebrations in Homa Bay town. [James Omoro, Standard]
30.12.2021
In Kenya, Maendeleo Ya Wanawake wants more women in parliament
Maendeleo Ya Wanawake Organisation now wants the government and political parties to recognise its members by ensuring that more women acquire elective positions ahead of the next...

iKNOW Politics Partners Resources

UN Women
Women’s political participation will lead to improved access to education and health: Mlambo-Ngcuka
UN Women
USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media
USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media  - Courtesy of IMDB
UNDP
Women leaders present a gender-responsive constitutional vision to representatives of the international community
Women leaders present a gender-responsive constitutional vision to representatives of the international community (Picture Zawya)
UN Women
Push forward: 10 ways to end violence against women
Push forward: 10 ways to end violence against women (UNW logo)

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