Training people – Skills acquired - the Life long Path.ppt

Learning can not stop. It is a lifelong path. Training people uplifts them

1. Training people – Skills acquired
The National Democratic Institute

2. PREFACE – SOME EXERCISESPREFACE – SOME EXERCISES
•Introductions
•Ground Rules
•Ice Breaker Exercise

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

4. POLITICAL CONTEXT TOPICSPOLITICAL CONTEXT TOPICS
•Political actors and institutions
•Status of women in politics
•Access points and opportunities for
women in politics

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

6. MEDIAMEDIA
•Freedom of the press?
•Diversity and types of media
•Ethics and gender-sensitivity
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7. MEDIAMEDIA
•Reports political developments
•Covers elections and candidates
•Opinion-editorials can influence public
•Informs the public

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

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

11. CIVIL SOCIETYCIVIL 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 SOCIETYWOMEN IN CIVIL SOCIETY
Women as agents of change
Photo: NDI

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

14. WOMEN IN POLITICSWOMEN 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. EXERCISEEXERCISE
Women’s political participation:
identifying helping and hindering forces
Image: Inter-parliamentary Union

16. MINIMUM CONDITIONS FOR MINIMUM CONDITIONS FOR
POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOLITICAL 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 OBSTACLES TO WOMEN’S
POLITICAL PARTICIPATIONPOLITICAL PARTICIPATION
•Structural
–Legal
–Economic
–Educational
•Social/cultural/religious
•Time and space
•Physical security
•Lack of confidence

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

19. POLITICAL CONTEXT POLITICAL CONTEXT REVIEWREVIEW
•Roles of political actors
•Status of women in politics
•Access points and opportunities for
women in politics
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