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Bahar Salimova
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 22, 2008 - 07:07 PM
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In my mind, to increase women's political participation, it is important to empower them with knowledge and skills. Well educated women are more likely to enter politics and successfully compete in it with their male colleagues. Good education and targeted training help women build self-confidence empowering them to see themselves as equal partners to men and as important contributors to socio-political and economic life of their societies. It is also much harder to deny access to politics to well educated and skilled women. For instance, men are less likely to dismiss an educated woman as a candidate for a decision-making position or a partner in politics when they see a strong women with a great potential of winning, which is particularly important for party politics. Therefore,international organizations and donors, as well as government institutions, should invest in women's education and targeted training programs to achieve gender equality in politics.
Additionally, it is important to create a forum for women to express their ideas and views as well as raise their concerns globally. Since online resources, such as discussion forums and blogs, became important tools to succeed in modern politics, women should use them to their benefit. Through such online tools, women can share their views and suggestions in regards to a particular social policy, announce their political stance on an important societal issue, advocate for changes in their society or communities, or simply promote their candidacies for upcoming elections. Such forums should create opportunities for women not only to reach out to their constituents and followers, but also learn from the examples of others. For instance, a woman leader or a candidate may find motivation and strength to continue her work in politics after hearing about success stories of others and may take a new approach to her role in politics and public life.
I would highly recommend visiting the International Knowledge Network of Women in Politics (iKNOW Politics) website at www.iknowpolitics.org. This network provides access to hundreds of free resources on women's political participation through its online library; allows women and their supporters to share their experiences and thoughts through discussion circles and forums; and provides expertise on questions related to the advancement of women in politics through the Experts Network .
Looking forward to hearing more thoughts and opinions from the participants of this blog.
Best Regards,
Bahar Salimova
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Mohamed Eid
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 23, 2008 - 03:53 AM
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Hi Lapikiorejuda,
It’s been confirmed, people lead by women could not sustain their status of government, she could not have the persistence with serious circumstances, when it comes hard decisions that affect the security and the peace of the country they could not dare to make such those quick decision to cope with the cases. Women are more kindheartedly then man, perhaps someone may violate the law and require to be sentenced. Women may sympathize that kind of person, while man can not show any passion. Let turn another angle. If it may happen a series condition which is very difficult to face, such huge and devastated earthquakes, floods, explosions women frighten urgently things like, and they shout and cry, let alone to make a quick guideline to fight for these natural disasters. All of those things relate their biological creation.
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 23, 2008 - 04:22 AM
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I have noticed that in Asia, some of the women that in power and are politicians don't like to be criticised but love to be respected. I am not Asian but having lived in Malaysia, the women are more educated and efficient. I believe that no matter what situation we women might find ourselves, we should understand that if we want to be in power and to be respected as a politician, we must practice what we preach and not join the "crowd" out of fear or criticism.
I personally love to be in power, to be recognized and respected among my peers but would not want the dirty tricks that every politician acts out! whether in Africa, America or Asia, the same dirty old politics is played out by the same standard or lower depending on the country!
Only a woman can know how to empower another woman or her peers. And through business ventures or microfinance like in Bangladesh, we can empower eachother and bring enrichment into the community.
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 23, 2008 - 09:47 AM
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Posts like El's tell me that the very FIRST step in empowerment should be eradicating sexist ideas about the capabilities of women. Thus, education and a social 'awakening' need to be included in the empowerment process. Perhaps, more than any of the other steps, overcoming male egos and sexist thoughts will be the hardest. There will likely never be a way to change the thought processes of ALL men, but when the majority of men begin to realize the full potential of women, systems will change. In the meantime, women who venture into fields tradtionally dominated by men will have an uphill battle for success.
In specific reply to El's post, I wish to highlight how men can also be useless during disasters. The claim was made that women cry and shout instead of dealing effectively in times of crisis. Llet me highlight what happened in New Orleans, Louisiana following a hurricane a few year ago. Vast expanses of the city were devastated by a flood caused by a breached levee. Not only were thousands of people left homeless and/or dead, people were trapped in their houses, and others were trapped in public areas with no food, water, proper sanitation or medical assistance. I won't elaborate too many other details here because if someone isn't familiar with the event, it is easily researched online. But, my point being is that at the time, a MAN was in charge of the governmental organization which held the responsiblity to respond in times of emergency (and a MAN was President, who incidentally also did nothing initially). This man not only didn't respond when needed, he pretty much ignored the situation; it almost would have been better if he had cried because it would have at least showed he acknowledged that a human catastrophe had taken place. Instead, it took the media to attention to the plight before anything was done. Is that good leadership in the face of crisis? Certainly not! I'm in no way saying that this horrific event was the result of male leadership, but I am saying that men are not automatically good leaders because they're men. I think Margaret Thatcher would likely disagree with you!
This post was edited on: 2008-07-23 at 09:48 AM by: rschack
This post was edited on: 2008-07-23 at 09:51 AM by: rschack
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Mohamed Eid
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 25, 2008 - 10:52 AM
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Hi Becky,
Wonderful defence, you've seriesly mentioned a variation between gender and powers. I wonder how women revolution do not tire at till they earn the leadership of the world over the man. If man accept this revolution, responsibility of the world will be in a danger place, what do I mean this quote, indeed responsibility should be put on the right place. Naturally man from the begining of the world up to now had been held the leadership of the world. But their is a religion signle that expressing for the last second of the world destraction, women will hold the leadership of the world. When I look on microscope on that and I see how women empowerment activities goes around the world. I recognice that point. I'm going to be familiar women's action and plans happing now and that is way I'm going to put on much effort on this discussion.
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Mohamed Eid
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 25, 2008 - 11:00 AM
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moturayo wrote:
I have noticed that in Asia, some of the women that in power and are politicians don't like to be criticised but love to be respected. I am not Asian but having lived in Malaysia, the women are more educated and efficient. I believe that no matter what situation we women might find ourselves, we should understand that if we want to be in power and to be respected as a politician, we must practice what we preach and not join the "crowd" out of fear or criticism.
I personally love to be in power, to be recognized and respected among my peers but would not want the dirty tricks that every politician acts out! whether in Africa, America or Asia, the same dirty old politics is played out by the same standard or lower depending on the country!
Only a woman can know how to empower another woman or her peers. And through business ventures or microfinance like in Bangladesh, we can empower eachother and bring enrichment into the community.*
I disappointed you that pointing you said "only women can know how to empower another women." Woman doesn't like to be contested and stand beside her another woman. Since that how can anothe women help another women? See when women see another women whose beautiful than her, she feel regret and misary, what about another think?
Men can only help another women, I was working women almost six years, I know much of their inner feelings and interests.
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 25, 2008 - 11:38 AM
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I just would like to say that this discussion is not about a battle of sex, who wins, who loses.
Bringing this issue under this perspective makes the discussion and all the arguments towards a more equitable world between men and women very poor.
The whole idea is to create a win/win relationship between men and women, not exclude one another. By no means feminists wishes to exclude men from political activities. They want to themselves be included.
Women have always played a very important part in political matters, but we were hided beneath a man's actions, a man's voice to put out our ideals.
In Brazil for instance, where politics begins inside-out, we have around 60 women, amongst senators and commissioners. Their decisions influence directly in foreign and domestic affairs.
What was socially constructed, and perpetueted way too long, is that women is only fit for domestic affairs. This, however, has changed and these changes should be oncorporated by the society so that women can effectively occupy political spaces and bring about improvements under a gender perspective.
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Mohamed Eid
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 26, 2008 - 03:09 AM
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Women are the manufacture of human being therefore, if we’re going to close this manufacture. Let us do it, if women run the politics that is a huge responsibility, so they will miss profit of the manufacturing outcomes and should not enable manage both of them equally. Those lobbying reducing world population growth mainstreaming this ideas in order to get busy young girls and even women in political rather than encourage to produce more force.
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 26, 2008 - 09:47 AM
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Frankly speaking, I think that what you are commenting about women, Eid, are over-generalisations. Not all women can't manage a huge political responsibility, as well as not all women can stand running a household. The same goes for men. If it is common in your country to seldom find women as political leaders, it is their social upbringing that has conditioned them so. This simply means that it's society, and not the woman's genetic predisposition, that has made them assume those roles.
Luckily (for the sake of the MDGs at least), things are changing. Women are been raised to fit in a balanced world scenario, and are receiving equal treatment and opportunities as the other genders in their society.
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Mohamed Eid
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 26, 2008 - 12:02 PM
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I don't over-generalization, indeed political is a vast responsibility. Don't think as simple as normal management field ears. Women can hold other position if they could care for their obligated responsibility. When you manage well your family you can manage a country. otherwise if you had not experienced that path you could not do this greater responsibility.
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teema
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 30, 2008 - 03:50 AM
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Excuse me Eid,
First of all, dont get me wrong, I am still a student, not employed whatsoever, so I might not know how it feels like to work with other women in a company, factory or anyother workplace but I believe women need inspiration from other women, women of substance and of course, I am not alienating all women away from men, but if I have someone that inspires me, that should be a woman and then afterwards, other inspirations can be from men.
Some women like Margaret Thacher worked hard and remained ever so until she left office, she is an insipiration to me, so is Benazir Bhutto and Ngozi Iweala of Nigeria!
How many men can accept empowerment from women? Of course, some men might not mind at all but we have alpha males among us too that feel insulted at the mention of women taking control!
Let us all be civil and understandinf of the Empowerment of women and helping women in achieving a place in the political environment. As I said earlier, politics is dirty, I am not interested in it but I love women that have the grit and will to absolve themselves into politics!
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Mohamed Eid
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
July 31, 2008 - 05:12 AM
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Teena,
I saw those ladies, Iron lady and others. Naturally women require the protection of many, those reached in the peak of leadership success behind a man, may be their fathers, brothers, male friends, husbands. Women can not be standalone in any sort of life, unless decieving themselfs. Those tried to free from this man’s support and protection will not reach those desired successful leadership. I think you know more of these things when cone turns upside down women miss that help. Originally woman from man's body part, this is another evidence the kind of bond among these gender. Man can provide a woman more than what another woman could provide her.
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
August 22, 2008 - 11:49 AM
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Hi
sounds very interesting huh? that women are very vital instruments to national development but are not well empowered. what we shold realise is that no matter how politically strong a woman is, if she not financially strong and that disregard of her by men and her colleague women then there is nothing she can do effectively. Also in empowering women, we should always remember to remind them to be bold enough to stannd and defend all her dexision she is making.
A word of caution to them, that they should not disrespect you husbands but they should also let them over ride them.
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
August 22, 2008 - 08:48 PM
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I agree with the majority of opinions here that women can be more present in politics, and for this to happen, males need to accept the idea of female candidates. Luckily I am in Canada, where women can work as well as raise children; we do have some choice. But the idea is still in existance that females are less worthy than males. Our parties have majority of male candidates. Our one female prime minister lasted a short period in office. Short: Yeah, thanks for having open minds.
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Vanessa Mason
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Re: Empowering Women and Politics
August 23, 2008 - 08:56 AM
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For women to have greater involvement in national politics, there has to be a great improvement in access to quality education for girls and grassroots efforts to begin political involvement at the local level.
Improving access to quality education will give girls economic opportunities that they would not have had otherwise. It will also prepare them to make the complex, difficult decisions required at higher levels of government.
Learning just theories related to governance will not be enough to involve women in politics. Putting those theories into practice through local government will give women experience, increase their confidence in their ability to govern, and help show members of the community that women are both capable and willing to be in positions of political leadership.
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