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It’s beginning to dawn on society that women are the talent base for the future. They’re the force behind consumer spending and the drivers of small-business development. Women in every profession are trained, experienced and ready to add their individual and collective strength to business and political decision-making. Yet when it comes to balanced leadership, we’re stuck in a rut.
There’s a stiff cost when only half of the nation’s talent pool is tapped for leadership. And data for politics are similar to data for Hollywood. Congress now includes 17 percent women, which means the U.S. trails 82 other countries in proportion of women in political leadership. Women partners in law firms hover at the 16 percent level; in the nonprofit world the proportion is 20 percent, with fewer and fewer women in management as organizations grow larger. Women in the religious community call it the “stained-glass ceiling,” with larger congregations much more likely to have men giving the weekly message. Corporate boards are stalled at about 15 percent.
Measuring where we are is important, but this is more than a numbers game.
Ghana: Re-orient More Women To Participate In Politics Participants at a day’s forum on increasing women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions have called on civil society organisations (CSOs) to help re-orient women to believe in themselves as potential good leaders.
They stressed that as this year’s district assembly elections approached, it was imperative for women’s participation in the decision-making process at the district level to be increased. The participants also suggested the establishment of a group to lead a “lobbying process” of increasing female appointments at all levels of governance.
Indonesia: Website for women in politics launched The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) launched its website, iknowpolitics.org, in Indonesia on Thursday to provide a forum for women to learn about politics from other countries’ experiences. Creators said the website aimed to increase the participation and effectiveness of women in political life by stimulating dialogue, creating knowledge and sharing experiences.
The website, available in English, Arabic, Spanish and French, provides free content such as a library with 3,000 academic papers, news reports, discussion forums and consultation with women political experts. The content of the website is contributed by members, experts and five partner organizations: the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the National Democratic Institute, the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
Niger: Women Urged to be Actively Involved in Politics President, Women Forum for Change in Nigeria, (WFCN) Mrs Abiodun Enwose-Williams, has called on women in all the six geo-political zones in the country to come out en-masse and be involved in politics in order to make themselves relevant Enwose-Williams gave the charge at Illah , a suburb of Asaba, Delta State capital yesterday while speaking at the inauguration of the state chapter of the body.
According to her, there was need for women to come on board and be recognized as well as carried along like their male counterparts in the overall administration of the country.
Indonesia launches women politics empowerment program Due to its apparent efforts to improve women participation in politics, Indonesia was elected as the first country in the Asia Pacific region to see on Thursday the launching of politics empowerment program for women initiated by international agencies.
The program, called "I Know Politics", was aimed at promoting women's gender equality to men in political forum worldwide. "This program would significantly help Indonesian women's efforts in seeking equal opportunity in political forums, using their electoral rights and improving the rights to be chosen in elections," Indonesian Women and Children Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar said in her remarks in the program launching.
12345Share Report on the Workshop organized by UNIFEM, in association with the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and the UN Department of Political
I am pleased to share with you the final Report of the ‘Women Deepening Democracy: Transforming Politics for Gender Equality’ Workshop, held in New Delhi, India from 13 to...
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SriLanka's Agenda for influencing the Government
On behalf of the Sri Lanka National Congress, I am sending you our “Agenda for influencing the Government.” It is our intention to pursue this policy platform as a constituent party...
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Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has dissolved Parliament thirty months before elections are due. He has not yet given the date for fresh elections but can call them up to 35 days...
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Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa 2010
In order to provide a detailed look at the conditions faced by women in the Middle East and understand the complex environment surrounding efforts to improve their status, Freedom House conducted a comprehensive study of women’s rights in the region. The first edition of this project was...
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Gender Responsive Budgeting and Aid Effectiveness Knowledge Briefs
This series of knowledge briefs was produced by UNIFEM on the basis of research conducted under the European Commission-supported programme ‘Integrating Gender Responsive Budgeting into the Aid Effectiveness Agenda’. The research, which was carried out in ten countries (...
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Drafting and Adopting National Action Plans for the Implementation of Resolution 1325 in the Countries of Southeast Europe
In the lead up to this year’s ten year anniversary in October of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) there has been a global push to increase the number of National Action Plans on implementation. In our region of Southeast Europe NAPs are currently being drafted in Serbia
and...
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Corruption and Access to Justice in Southeast Europe: Addressing The Gender Dimensions
In their process of meeting the European Union’s pre-accession requirements, the countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) have focused on establishing and consolidating rule of law. However, their pursuit of this goal has focused on a narrow perspective of what rule of law entails: judicial and...
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Women, Politics and Quotas in Southeast Europe
This report shows that while quotas are certainly important for giving women better chances to enter politics, women still face meaningful obstacles in making their contribution substantive and meaningful. Beyond just increasing the number of women in office, there is the issue of supporting...
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Handbook for Women Candidates
This Handbook for Women Candidates is the result of a series of workshops and meetings with women candidates and women active in political parties in Khartoum. It contains a toolkit on election campaigning and public speaking and is drafted specifically to meet the needs of candidates in...
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Gender, Poverty and Employment: Information, analysis and strategies for poverty reduction through decent work for women and men
This course, based on the ILO “Gender Poverty and Employment” approach, will help you gain a better understanding of the dimensions of poverty, and formulate gender sensitive strategies to address them. Gender-based inequalities differentiate the processes that lead women and men into poverty...
Read More Share
Online Courses on Decentralization and Governance
The UNPAN Online Training Centre delivers courses on various topics in public administration. The main objective of the UNPAN Training Centre is to increase the opportunities for government officials from all over the world to access training materials on e-government.
UNPAN online...
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E-Learning Course: Getting to the Gate
Equal Voices present 'Getting to the Gate', our online campaign school for women interested in getting into politics. This course is free of charge; however, all users must register to access the course.
This online course aims...
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UNESCO & IGNOU - Gender Training Kit
This gender training kit brings you resources on gender and development drawn from the World Wide Web and audio/video/print materials. There are seven gender training modules in the kit. They are designed in self-instructional format and include lessons, self assessment and tests for evaluation...
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E-learning Courses: Anti Corruption
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - Competence Centre has recently launched the E-learning Portal, which is a new edition of our web platform for distribution of e-learning courses and related online activities. This notice informs external users about the changes while more general...
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April 19-30,2010
Arabic Site Launch
Election Talk
Share your thoughts about upcoming elections around the World.
Election: Sudan
Election: Iraq
Election: Burundi
Election: Guinea
Featured Interview
Interview with Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
"We need to acknowledge that the world is full of gender-based differences and that it takes active, informed and well-resourced policies to eliminate existing gender-based discrimination. It will not be enough to have equal rights laid down in laws and regulations."
Partner Information
UNIFEM and Government of Spain Sign Significant Three-Year Agreement to Promote Gender Equality Worldwide
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UNDP: Women's Political Participation Needs to Increase, New Publication Says
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Upcoming events
Gender Equality and sustainable development in the attainment of Millennium Development Goals
(Event)(1 day)
Women in Leadership Forum India
(Event)(19 days)
4th International Conference on eDemocracy 2010
(Event)(19 days)
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iKNOW Politics on Twitter
about 23 hours ago iKNOW_Politics said:
New #report on iKNOW Politics: #Women Deepening #Democracy: Transforming #Politics for #Gender Equality Report on the Workshop organized by UNIFEM, in association with the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and the UN Department of Political | International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) @UNIFEM #ikp
about 23 hours ago iKNOW_Politics said:
Watch our short video capturing moments from iKNOW Politics Arabic site launch in Jordan in 2009 iKNOW Politics Arabic site launch: Media Coverage | International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) #women #politics #ikp
about 23 hours ago iKNOW_Politics said:
Are women leaders using technology 2 engage constituencies & channel public voices in legislative processes? Share Women?s Political Participation in 21st Century: Using Communication Technologies | International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) #ikp
:It’s beginning to dawn on society that women are the talent base for the future. They’re the force behind consumer spending and the drivers of small-business development. Women in every profession are trained, experienced and ready to add their individual and collective strength to business and political decision-making. Yet when it comes to balanced leadership, we’re stuck in a rut.
There’s a stiff cost when only half of the nation’s talent pool is tapped for leadership. And data for politics are similar to data for Hollywood. Congress now includes 17 percent women, which means the U.S. trails 82 other countries in proportion of women in political leadership. Women partners in law firms hover at the 16 percent level; in the nonprofit world the proportion is 20 percent, with fewer and fewer women in management as organizations grow larger. Women in the religious community call it the “stained-glass ceiling,” with larger congregations much more likely to have men giving the weekly message. Corporate boards are stalled at about 15 percent.
Measuring where we are is important, but this is more than a numbers game.
Ghana: Re-orient More Women To Participate In Politics Participants at a day’s forum on increasing women’s participation in decision-making and leadership positions have called on civil society organisations (CSOs) to help re-orient women to believe in themselves as potential good leaders.
They stressed that as this year’s district assembly elections approached, it was imperative for women’s participation in the decision-making process at the district level to be increased. The participants also suggested the establishment of a group to lead a “lobbying process” of increasing female appointments at all levels of governance.
Indonesia: Website for women in politics launched The International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) launched its website, iknowpolitics.org, in Indonesia on Thursday to provide a forum for women to learn about politics from other countries’ experiences. Creators said the website aimed to increase the participation and effectiveness of women in political life by stimulating dialogue, creating knowledge and sharing experiences.
The website, available in English, Arabic, Spanish and French, provides free content such as a library with 3,000 academic papers, news reports, discussion forums and consultation with women political experts. The content of the website is contributed by members, experts and five partner organizations: the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the National Democratic Institute, the United Nations Development Program and the United Nations Development Fund for Women.
Niger: Women Urged to be Actively Involved in Politics President, Women Forum for Change in Nigeria, (WFCN) Mrs Abiodun Enwose-Williams, has called on women in all the six geo-political zones in the country to come out en-masse and be involved in politics in order to make themselves relevant Enwose-Williams gave the charge at Illah , a suburb of Asaba, Delta State capital yesterday while speaking at the inauguration of the state chapter of the body.
According to her, there was need for women to come on board and be recognized as well as carried along like their male counterparts in the overall administration of the country.
Indonesia launches women politics empowerment program Due to its apparent efforts to improve women participation in politics, Indonesia was elected as the first country in the Asia Pacific region to see on Thursday the launching of politics empowerment program for women initiated by international agencies.
The program, called "I Know Politics", was aimed at promoting women's gender equality to men in political forum worldwide. "This program would significantly help Indonesian women's efforts in seeking equal opportunity in political forums, using their electoral rights and improving the rights to be chosen in elections," Indonesian Women and Children Empowerment Minister Linda Amalia Sari Gumelar said in her remarks in the program launching.
12345Share Report on the Workshop organized by UNIFEM, in association with the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and the UN Department of Political
I am pleased to share with you the final Report of the ‘Women Deepening Democracy: Transforming Politics for Gender Equality’ Workshop, held in New Delhi, India from 13 to...
Read More Share
SriLanka's Agenda for influencing the Government
On behalf of the Sri Lanka National Congress, I am sending you our “Agenda for influencing the Government.” It is our intention to pursue this policy platform as a constituent party...
Read More Share
Elections in Trinidad and Tobago
The Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago has dissolved Parliament thirty months before elections are due. He has not yet given the date for fresh elections but can call them up to 35 days...
Read More Share
Women’s Rights in the Middle East and North Africa 2010
In order to provide a detailed look at the conditions faced by women in the Middle East and understand the complex environment surrounding efforts to improve their status, Freedom House conducted a comprehensive study of women’s rights in the region. The first edition of this project was...
Read More Share
Gender Responsive Budgeting and Aid Effectiveness Knowledge Briefs
This series of knowledge briefs was produced by UNIFEM on the basis of research conducted under the European Commission-supported programme ‘Integrating Gender Responsive Budgeting into the Aid Effectiveness Agenda’. The research, which was carried out in ten countries (...
Read More Share
Drafting and Adopting National Action Plans for the Implementation of Resolution 1325 in the Countries of Southeast Europe
In the lead up to this year’s ten year anniversary in October of UN Security Council Resolution 1325 (2000) there has been a global push to increase the number of National Action Plans on implementation. In our region of Southeast Europe NAPs are currently being drafted in Serbia
and...
Read More Share
Corruption and Access to Justice in Southeast Europe: Addressing The Gender Dimensions
In their process of meeting the European Union’s pre-accession requirements, the countries of Southeast Europe (SEE) have focused on establishing and consolidating rule of law. However, their pursuit of this goal has focused on a narrow perspective of what rule of law entails: judicial and...
Read More Share
Women, Politics and Quotas in Southeast Europe
This report shows that while quotas are certainly important for giving women better chances to enter politics, women still face meaningful obstacles in making their contribution substantive and meaningful. Beyond just increasing the number of women in office, there is the issue of supporting...
Read More Share
Handbook for Women Candidates
This Handbook for Women Candidates is the result of a series of workshops and meetings with women candidates and women active in political parties in Khartoum. It contains a toolkit on election campaigning and public speaking and is drafted specifically to meet the needs of candidates in...
Read More Share
Gender, Poverty and Employment: Information, analysis and strategies for poverty reduction through decent work for women and men
This course, based on the ILO “Gender Poverty and Employment” approach, will help you gain a better understanding of the dimensions of poverty, and formulate gender sensitive strategies to address them. Gender-based inequalities differentiate the processes that lead women and men into poverty...
Read More Share
Online Courses on Decentralization and Governance
The UNPAN Online Training Centre delivers courses on various topics in public administration. The main objective of the UNPAN Training Centre is to increase the opportunities for government officials from all over the world to access training materials on e-government.
UNPAN online...
Read More Share
E-Learning Course: Getting to the Gate
Equal Voices present 'Getting to the Gate', our online campaign school for women interested in getting into politics. This course is free of charge; however, all users must register to access the course.
This online course aims...
Read More Share
UNESCO & IGNOU - Gender Training Kit
This gender training kit brings you resources on gender and development drawn from the World Wide Web and audio/video/print materials. There are seven gender training modules in the kit. They are designed in self-instructional format and include lessons, self assessment and tests for evaluation...
Read More Share
E-learning Courses: Anti Corruption
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark - Competence Centre has recently launched the E-learning Portal, which is a new edition of our web platform for distribution of e-learning courses and related online activities. This notice informs external users about the changes while more general...
Read More Share
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April 19-30,2010
Arabic Site Launch
Election Talk
Share your thoughts about upcoming elections around the World.
Election: Sudan
Election: Iraq
Election: Burundi
Election: Guinea
Featured Interview
Interview with Heidemarie Wieczorek-Zeul, the Federal Minister for Economic Cooperation and Development of Germany
"We need to acknowledge that the world is full of gender-based differences and that it takes active, informed and well-resourced policies to eliminate existing gender-based discrimination. It will not be enough to have equal rights laid down in laws and regulations."
Partner Information
UNIFEM and Government of Spain Sign Significant Three-Year Agreement to Promote Gender Equality Worldwide
view
UNDP: Women's Political Participation Needs to Increase, New Publication Says
view
Partner Databases
Upcoming events
Gender Equality and sustainable development in the attainment of Millennium Development Goals
(Event)(1 day)
Women in Leadership Forum India
(Event)(19 days)
4th International Conference on eDemocracy 2010
(Event)(19 days)
more
iKNOW Politics on Twitter
about 23 hours ago iKNOW_Politics said:
New #report on iKNOW Politics: #Women Deepening #Democracy: Transforming #Politics for #Gender Equality Report on the Workshop organized by UNIFEM, in association with the UN Democracy Fund (UNDEF) and the UN Department of Political | International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) @UNIFEM #ikp
about 23 hours ago iKNOW_Politics said:
Watch our short video capturing moments from iKNOW Politics Arabic site launch in Jordan in 2009 iKNOW Politics Arabic site launch: Media Coverage | International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) #women #politics #ikp
about 23 hours ago iKNOW_Politics said:
Are women leaders using technology 2 engage constituencies & channel public voices in legislative processes? Share Women?s Political Participation in 21st Century: Using Communication Technologies | International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) #ikp
