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Women in Political Context: Opportunities & Challenges for Participation

Explore the political landscape for women - actors, institutions, and barriers, aiming to enhance female engagement. This session delves into media, government, parties, and civil society roles, emphasizing women's empowerment in the political sphere.

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Women in Political Context: Opportunities & Challenges for Participation

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  1. Political Context and Environment Politics 101 The National Democratic Institute

  2. Introductions/Ground rules • Introductions • Ground Rules • Ice Breaker Exercise

  3. Objective • To understand the political context and opportunities for women within this environment Photo: Amy Hamelin , NDI

  4. Political Context Topics • Political actors and institutions • Status of women in politics • Access points and opportunities for women in politics

  5. POLITICAL ACTORS • Media • Private sector • Government • Political parties • Civil society and international NGOs • Academia • Institutions

  6. MEDIA • Freedom of the press? • Diversity and types of media • Ethics and gender-sensitivity Photo: National Democratic Institute

  7. MEDIA • Reports political developments • Covers elections and candidates • Opinion-editorials can influence public • Informs the public

  8. GOVERNMENT • Daily administration of the state • Provide basic services to citizens • Implement policies of party/platform

  9. POLITICAL PARTIES AND COALITIONS • Competing in elections to gain influence • Aggregating and representing social interests • Providing a structure for political participation • Providing policy alternatives • Training political leaders Photo: National Democratic Institute

  10. WOMEN IN POLITICAL PARTIES • Importance of women as party members and leaders • Benefits to the party • Women’s wings Photo: Amy Hamelin, NDI

  11. CIVIL SOCIETY • Advocacy • Citizen participation • Bridge between the public and government • Government monitoring • Voter and civic education • Service provision Photo: National Democratic Institute

  12. WOMEN IN CIVIL SOCIETY Women as agents of change Photo: NDI

  13. OTHER POLITICAL ACTORS • Private sector • Academia • Religious leaders • Regional/international organizations • Institutions

  14. WOMEN IN POLITICS • 1935: Women’s political rights recognized • Advances in parliament: From 9% to 14% • 1 parliamentary committee chair • 1 of 26 ministries headed by a woman • Men hold 82% of executive positions

  15. EXERCISE Women’s political participation: identifying helping and hindering forces Image: Inter-parliamentary Union

  16. MINIMUM CONDITIONS FOR POLITICAL PARTICIPATION • Access to positions of power • Transparency • Changing cultural norms • Women’s economic empowerment • Political will Photo: Amy Hamelin, NDI

  17. OBSTACLES TO WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION • Structural • Legal • Economic • Educational • Social/cultural/religious • Time and space • Physical security • Lack of confidence

  18. MOBILIZING WOMEN FOR CHANGE: MECHANISMS • Women’s parliamentary caucuses • Women’s wings within political parties • Civil society organizations • Cross-sector groups Photo: NDI

  19. POLITICAL CONTEXT REVIEW • Roles of political actors • Status of women in politics • Access points and opportunities for women in politics • Questions? • Feedback?

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