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Political participation and other areas of decision-making
How do women's experiences in political participation - both successes and failures - influence other areas of decision-making such as the private sector, academia or public administration? Can any lessons be learned from the political arena and be translated into other areas?
Women’s Political Participation: Broadening Spaces and Strategies
I recently participated in a workshop on special measures for women organized by the Pacific Island Forum Secretariat on 25-26 September in Port Moresby and I would like to share some of thoughts and
- priya chattier's blog
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Getting Involved
How can I be involved as a volunteer in Kenya to reach out to the women in the rural areas?"
- wakabari's blog
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How can we take the issues of local women leadersip to the national and international level
I am an activist working to create an enabling environment for women at the community level to participate in government especially at the local level.
- cerue Konah Garlo's blog
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Kenya Finance docket should be managed by a woman politician
I am young Kenya women. I am very disturbed by the current motion of no confidence with the Kenya's finance minister, Hon Amos Kimuya.
Sudan
Keep people ignorant or give them bad quality eduction,lock their minds and their eyes, keep them very busy running after daily bread and salt, and make them concerned with malaria and tuberculosis.
Petition for women to take top EU posts!
"A citizen's petition has been launched to lobby for a woman to win one of the top four EU posts up for grabs next year, with such jobs normally going to a clutch of men after much closed-door barteri
- Jennie Arts's blog
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Defining Women in Decision-Making Positions
iKNOW Politics members and experts worldwide are invited to share their thoughts on defining the concept of women in decision-making positions.
Representation vs Participation
A few months ago, I posted an article in Spanish about participation and representation of women in all kinds of electoral processes.
- Asia
- Campaign Planning and Strategy
- Campaigns
- Candidate Selection
- Constitution and Legislative Reform
- Ecuador
- Elections and Quotas
- Europe
- North Africa/Middle East
- Quotas
- Skills-Building
- Sub-Saharan Africa
- The Americas
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Voter Education for Women
- Women’s Party Sections
Gender Disparity and Challenges of Governance in Nigeria
Looking at the issue of governance in Nigeria, i believe women are still far behind and may not be able to acheive the MDG's if something is not done.
- Dammy's blog
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Women's Political Representation in Turkey and Quotas
On 22 July 2007, Turkey held its general elections. This election, being very critical for various reasons, was also very important for women’s political representation.
- selenyilmaz's blog
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Shine the Light: Celebrating the Achievements of Women in Politics
As part of celebrating the progress and achievements of women in politics, iKNOW Politics would like to invite members and visitors to share stories and experiences of outstanding women politicians wh
Organizations Working For Women In Sudan
The Global Justice Center is mapping all organizations working on women's issues in Darfur, including issues such as women's access to justice, Security Council Resolution 1325, women in the judiciary
We Fight For An Equal Treatment With Men, But What Happens When ....
Women fight for everything we believe: for our families, our kids, our believes, and our political differences. We do it with passion, with love and with that miracle "SIX SENSE" we have.
How To Get Fair Participation In The Elections
The upcoming elections to the Constitutional Assembly in Ecuador provoked the desire for real participation of the citizens.
- Sandra Navarro's blog
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Women's Participation in Parliamentary Leadership
I would like for the international community to empower and strenghten the skills of Liberian women leaders in order to have equal participation in decision- making.
Women and Legislature
We want to congratulate women in politics for their courage and we want to assure them that we will support them all the way.
- Elizabeth Pennoh Williams's blog
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Reconstruction of Liberia and women
Hello Honorables!
- sarahjfohl's blog
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"A Woman's Moral Obligation Is To Resist Political Injustices"
My name is A. Fasu Kanneh and I live in the Netherlands for over two decades. I am a philanthropist and a businessman.
- a. fasu kanneh's blog
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"Women can make a difference"
I am not a woman but am interested in women's development in every sector of life. Without women, the probability of life would be zero.
- a. fasu kanneh's blog
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Or perhaps the other way around?
To be honest, I often wonder if women in politics should be learning from women who have succeeded in other fields.

In the modern world online networking is an important source of social capital. Women benefit a lot from being members of social networks of young mothers, business women etc. 




