Although much of the iKNOW Politics network is dedicated to increasing women’s political knowledge and participation, there are a number of skills that, while not explicitly political, are necessary to succeed in politics.
Consider bringing the NFRW's highly-successful and acclaimed Campaign Management School to your area for comprehensive training and instruction by top-notch political experts.
When Republican women formed the NFRW in 1938, they adopted political...
Call for Applications: Women In Politics Capacity Building Training, Fiji
Applications for a Women In Politics Capacity Building Training are now invited by femLINKPACIFIC, the National Council of Women (NCW), Soqosoqovakamarama (SSVM) and the Fiji Women’s Rights Movement (FWRM)
Co-conveners of the Fiji Women's Forum...
Course: Gender and Revolutions: Rethinking the “Women Question” in the Modern Middle East
Female reformers and revolutionaries were at the forefront of many of the Middle East’s historic sociopolitical movements. These women, members of diverse classes, religious persuasions, and ethnic communities, played key roles in toppling dictators...
Political Institute for Women
According to the Center for Responsive Politics the 2012 election was the most expensive in history with some $6 billion being raised and spent. The political sector is thriving and filled with opportunities for women...
Certain progress in tackling discrimination against women in Serbia
Serbia has made "certain progress", officials concluded at the session of the UN Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women.
During the session, the Serbian government delegation presented the report on the implementation of the...
Campaign Management 101 and 102 - Online Course - 6/3/13
Campaign Management 101 and 102 are comprehensive courses delivering instruction on campaign management for women launching careers in politics as campaign managers.
The Campaign Management 101 curriculum will cover understanding the roll of a...
Can a Woman Be President? Just Ask These Ladies! USA
As President Barack Obama’s second term gets underway, speculation is already running rampant over who will run next. Will our next president be a woman? It’s an important question, but one that college students all over the country have already...
Certificate Course on Mainstreaming Gender into Community Based Disaster Risk Management
COURSE DESCRIPTION The Hyogo Framework for Action, the global roadmap for disaster risk reduction from 2005 – 2015 recognizes both community participation and gender-sensitive disaster risk management. Gender perspective is a cross-cutting principle...
Candidate Schools Help Women in West Africa Compete and Win
As countries across West Africa transition to democracy following years of autocratic rulers, civil unrest, and sometimes civil war, women are frequently left out of the process. Though they make up more than half of the population, women are often...
WOMEN’S RIGHTS ARE HUMAN RIGHTS! CEDAW for Change One Week Institute June 3 - 7, 2013 The CEDAW for Change one-week institute is designed to cultivate a better understanding of the principles of non discrimination and equality as enshrined in CEDAW...
Call for Applications: CREA's Feminist Leadership, Movement Building, and Rights Institute South Asia
28 January - 1 February 2013
Kathmandu, Nepal
To apply online, click here. If you experience difficulty with the online method, download the application from CREA's website (www.creaworld.org) and e-mail the completed form to Sushma Luthra at...
CREA's Feminist Leadership, Movement Building, and Rights Institute South Asia
CREA's Feminist Leadership, Movement Building, and Rights Institute South Asia
28 January - 1 February 2013
Kathmandu, Nepal
To apply online, click here. If you experience difficulty with the online method, download the application from CREA's...
Canada: Guide aims to attract more women to politics
The number of women running for public office should get closer to 50 per cent, says the P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
The council has produced a new municipal election guide for the 2012 elections called "Women Care for...
Call for Applications: Training in Gender and Politics, South East Asia
For more information, or to apply, please follow this link: http://us1.campaign-archive1.com/?u=118e22b87fa01f36b66ad923d&i...
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development will be offering Leve 1 Training in Gender and Politics, Asia-...
Cambodia: Regional conference on women migrant workers' rights
The two-day regional conference on human rights instruments, international labor standards, and women migrant workers' rights was held here on Tuesday, aiming at ensuring the protection of women migrant workers and to guarantee their access to...
Charmaine Rodrigues is the Pacific Regional Legislative Strengthening Expert at the UNDP Pacific Center based in Suva. The Center services 3 Pacific country offices and covers a parish of 15 Pacific Island countries. Ms. Rodrigues' work focuses on...
Call for Applications: Ewha Global Empowerment Program - Asian Feminisms and Transnational Activism
Ewha Global Empowerment Program (2012 summer)“Asian Feminisms and Transnational Activism”
July 5 - 18, 2012 Asian Center for Women’s Studies, Ewha Womans University Seoul, South Korea
The Asian Center for Women’s Studies at Ewha Womans University...
Call for Applications: Asia Pacific Feminist Forum
The Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law and Development (APWLD) will hold the first ever Asia Pacific Feminist Forum (APFF) on 12-14 December 2011 in Chiang Mai, Thailand. The APFF will bring together women activists, lawyers, academics, advocates and...
