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Forum 50%: Empowering Women through Campaigns and Activism

Learn about Forum 50%'s impactful campaigns and activist activities in support of women's rights, equality, and fair representation in politics. Discover the Chicken Campaign's success in increasing women's political participation and challenging gender biases.

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Forum 50%: Empowering Women through Campaigns and Activism

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  1. Veronika Šprincová Thessaloniki, 5. 10. 2011 "Chicken" and Other Forum 50 %'s Campaigns

  2. Forum 50 %'s Activist Activities • besides organizing conferences, seminars and trainings Forum 50 % also takes action • mainly organizaton of pre-election campaigns supporting women • besides pre-election campaigns – support of related causes ("race" for equality of women and men, counteraction to demonstration against antidiscrimination law, protesting against appoining ultraconservative officials etc.)

  3. Forum 50 %'s First Campaign

  4. before the parliamentary elections (May 2010) launched by a press conference women politicians from all the parties present videos (website, facebook, youtube) web banners t-shirts stickers The Chicken Campaign: Part One

  5. Stickers

  6. Stickers

  7. Stickers

  8. Stickers

  9. T-Shirts

  10. Videos Videos used in both parts of the campaign

  11. Chicken Meets President

  12. Chicken Meets President

  13. Campaigning Everywhere

  14. Results of the Campaign • massive support for women candidates • 14 women MPs elected by preferential votes • representation of women increased from 18 % to 22 % • 44 women MPs in total BUT There is only 1 woman the government (not a minister); she was appointed one year after the government was assebled.

  15. Protest against Men-Only Government

  16. Chicken Campaign: Part Two • before the local and Senate elections (October 2010) • launched by a press conference • "Chicken tour" around the whole country • 14 towns visited • audio-spots in local radio • stickers • leaflets (5.000 distributed) • web banners • video in the state TV

  17. Chicken's Blog • kure.bloguje.cz (meaning chicken.blogs.cz) • reports from all 14 cities visited • sharing also on facebook

  18. Chicken Speaking to Journalists

  19. Campaigning Can Be Great Fun

  20. Towards a Bright Future

  21. Our Sweet Little Volunteers

  22. Everybody Wants to Be a Chicken...

  23. … Even a Cow

  24. Chicken with the First Lady

  25. Results of the Campaign • number of elected women increased from 24,9 % to 26,3 % • in statutory cities the number increased from 19,5 % to 22,8 % BUT There are only 2 female mayors in 24 statutory cities (one replaced male mayor appointed immediately after elections).

  26. Thank you for your attention. Veronika Šprincová sprincova@padesatprocent.cz www.padesatprocent.cz

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