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.
Women's panel calls for better awareness of rights, India
Change in the mind set of people, especially among the minorities, is necessary to address various issues related to the backwardness of women on various fronts, National Commission for Women chairperson Mamta Sharma said.
Inaugurating the first of...
Women’s Participation in Politics and Decision-Making in Ukraine: Strategy Paper
Gender equality in political participation is a fundamental aspect of modern democratic governance. Under international standards, both men and women should have equal rights and opportunities to participate fully in all aspects and at all levels of...
Women Leaders in International Relations. Comparing UE and U.S. Experiences
Get inspired and improve your capacity to successfully lead, communicate, negotiate and build trust, as a woman, in a international and too often male dominated...
Web course: Gender Mainstreaming in Result Oriented Monitoring of EU Development Projects
Gender equality is a principle, an objective and a task for the EU since its foundation in 1957 and is enshrined in the Treaty on European Union (Treaty of Lisbon, 2009).
Welcome to this online course on how to integrate a gender perspective in the...
Women less likely to get involved in politics, seek office
The political gender gap isn’t just among voters. It also includes those they get to vote for. Women are likely to continue being underrepresented in American government and electoral politics for decades to come because of an enduring reluctance to...
What Bangalore needs to learn from Pak women, India
New Delhi, May 5: Pakistan is a country, which has elements that shoot those seeking their rights like Malala Yousafzai, there is movement to make women voters cast votes on May 11. But India and the so called literate city of Bangalore refuses to...
Women's Center to host political workshop for women
More women than ever were elected to U.S. Congress in 2012, yet Michigan lost three seats held by women in the state House of Representatives. To help boost the number of women serving in local, state and national politics, the Women’s Center will...
The Political Institute for Women trains women to run for elective office, pursue careers in politics and to be engaged, effective advocates in their communities. Through local political training sessions, professional development sessions, advocacy...
Grand Valley State University’s Women’s Center will again host "Ready to Run Michigan," a bipartisan campaign training program designed to encourage women to run for office, hosted at the Allendale campus April 20.
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Women Deliver is a global advocacy organization bringing together voices from around the world to call for action to improve the health and well-being of girls and women.
Our groundbreaking global conferences in 2007 and 2010 put a spotlight on...
Women in Public Service Project's Summer Institute 2012 at Wellesley College
The Women in Public Service Project
Mission
The Women in Public Service Project is an initiative of the U.S. Department of State and the Seven Sisters women’s colleges – Barnard, Bryn Mawr, Mount Holyoke, Smith and Wellesley – to advance women to...
The 2nd Annual WIL Forum Asia and the WIL Asia Awards 2012 Some of the world’s most successful business executives are speaking at the Women in Leadership (WIL) conference. This year’s conference is a mini-MBA style, two-day program. WIL features...
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...
Political party manifestos are a strategy to ensure women representation in all the political party structures. This is evident in manifesto of The African National Congress Party as an example. With such a provision in place women are covered in...
WOMEN GAIN THE CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND NETWORK TO WIN ELECTIONS IN LEBANON
The number of Lebanese women elected to municipal offices more than doubled this year, increasing from the 201 elected in 2004 to 530 who were successful in this year’s polls. The increase was particularly noteworthy because it came without the help...
The event seeks to broaden public discussion on the important subject of increasing women’s representation in politics and decision making. With the Parliamentary election coming up in a few weeks, South Asian Women in Media (SAWM), Sri Lanka...
Workshop on East and West European history from the perspective of women
We would like to invite you cordially to our workshop, concerning thelast 30 years of the East and West European history from the perspectiveof women. The course will take place in June in Cracow, Poland. If youare interested let us know and we'll...
Women2Women Cultural Connection & Leadership Program
Empower Peace is now accepting applications for its 4th Annual Women2Women America conference, to be held August 1-8, 2009, at Lesley University in Cambridge , Massachusetts , USA . Young women, ages 15-19, from around the world are encouraged to...
