Tuesday, April 12, 2022
A study conducted by the UNDP and Albanian partners, published on Wednesday, shows that women in Albanian politics still face routine discrimination, abuse and offensive language.The findings of a study on “Violence against women in politics”, conducted by UNDP in cooperation with Albania’s Ombudsman and Commissioner for Protection from Discrimination, were published on Wednesday at a roundtable held in the Albanian parliament.Based on interviews with women politicians and analysis, the study identifies various forms of violence against women in Albanian politics, such as contempt and... Read more
A study conducted by the UNDP and Albanian partners, published on Wednesday, shows that women in Albanian politics still face routine discrimination, abuse and offensive language.
The findings of a study on “Violence against women in politics”,...
Friday, September 07, 2018
To further discuss the establishment of a gender electoral network in the Arab region, the Organization of Arab Electoral Management Bodies (Arab EMBs), the UNDP and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) agreed last July to hold a meeting in August 2018.This initiative is one of the recommendations from the regional workshop held in 2016 by the UNDP and the Arab EMBs on ‘The Role of EMBs in Promoting Women’s Political Participation’. It was presented to a group of election administrators, regional leaders and international... Read more
To further discuss the establishment of a gender electoral network in the Arab region, the Organization of Arab Electoral Management Bodies (Arab EMBs), the UNDP and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International...
Wednesday, June 13, 2018
As a response to gender norms that continue to work against women’s entry into politics, 50 women across the eight provinces of the Solomon Islands are currently gathered in Honiara for the Second Practice Parliament for Women.According to the International Parliamentary Union (IPU), these gender norms lay stronger emphasis on women’s role in the unpaid, domestic sphere.In the 40-year history of the National Parliament of Solomon Islands, it has only seen a total of four women MPs – two of which are current MPs, the Honourable Freda Tuki and the newly elected Honourable Lanelle Tanangada.... Read more
As a response to gender norms that continue to work against women’s entry into politics, 50 women across the eight provinces of the Solomon Islands are currently gathered in Honiara for the Second Practice Parliament for Women.
According to the...
Thursday, March 22, 2018
This article was published by UNDP on March 8, 2018.Avarua, Cook Islands - With the establishment of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus, Cook Islands aims to further advance the effective participation of women at the highest decision-making body: the legislature. Appropriately launched on International Women’s Day, Thursday 8 March, the Women’s Caucus is a strong call to action to press forward and progress gender equality. Now called the Cook Islands Women Parliamentarians Caucus, the membership is bi-partisan in nature as it involves women MPs from the... Read more
This article was published by UNDP on March 8, 2018.
Avarua, Cook Islands - With the establishment of the Women Parliamentarians Caucus, Cook Islands aims to further advance the effective participation of women at the highest decision-making body:...
Thursday, June 23, 2016
To empower elected women representatives, several initiatives supported by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, such as trainings, workshops, exposure visits are helping women bring socio-political change in the communities.Sulochana Mulgi is an elected representative of Manedi Panchayat in Bidar district of the southern Indian state of Karnataka. But she never felt like a leader until some time ago. “The secretary of the Panchayat and the junior engineer used to mock me with questions they knew I did not have the answers to whenever I used to try to speak in a meeting,”... Read more
To empower elected women representatives, several initiatives supported by UNDP in partnership with the Ministry of Panchayati Raj, such as trainings, workshops, exposure visits are helping women bring socio-political change in the communities....
