On April 4, 2011 the WCI team attended UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s lecture at The University of Pennsylvania. The talk was the kickoff event for the Fifth Annual Global Colloquium of University Presidents and was entitled: “Empowering Women to Change the World: What Universities and the UN Can Do.”
In his speech, the Secretary-General reminded the [...]
Tag: political participation
Women, Empowerment, and Democracy: Thoughts from Ban Ki-moon
By Aggie
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2011.04.12
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Posted in Top Stories
| Tagged Africa, Ban Ki-moon, Michelle Bachelet, Middle East, political participation, UN Women, United Nations, women, women leaders, women's leadership
Meeting Malalai Joya
On Thursday March 24, WCI and partner Pennsylvania Women’s Campaign Fund hosted a screening and panel discussion of Enemies of Happiness, a documentary that follows Malalai Joya through the final days of her campaign for an Afghan parliamentary seat in 2005. The film reveals that Ms. Joya’s campaigning was significantly influenced by both the general [...]
By Aggie
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2011.04.10
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Posted in Top Stories
| Tagged Afghanistan, campaigns and leadership, leadership, Malalai Joya, parliament, political participation, women, women leaders, women's equality
Women’s Vital Role in the Balkans
Last week, WCI staff members Marion Abboud and Cathy Zurbach eagerly traveled to Tirana, Albania to participate in the first-ever Balkan’s Conference on Women and their Vital Role in the Society.
View of Kruje, on the outskirts of Tirana
The conference was attended by a remarkable audience of over 200 young teenage girls (and boys!) from [...]
By Aggie
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2011.04.07
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Posted in Top Stories
| Tagged Albania, campaigns and leadership, gender, gender equality, leadership, political participation, post-conflict, women
Guatemala’s First Female President — Or Not
This week, we welcome guest blogger Kaylynn Palaio. Before interning at WCI, Kaylynn spent time in Guatemala, inspiring her to merge her interests in women’s equality and Latin American culture to write this piece about the upcoming Guatemalan elections. Kaylynn’s blog raises interesting, perhaps even controversial questions about women’s leadership, the issue around which [...]
By Aggie
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2011.03.22
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Posted in Top Stories
| Tagged Guatemala, Latin America, political participation, women leaders
Women Leaders in Afghanistan
2005 was a landmark year for Afghan women as the first parliamentary elections in 35 years were held with a significant number of women able to compete and win seats. In the more recent September 2010 elections, an even greater number of women campaigned; some sources indicated a doubling of candidates.
Throughout both election years, the [...]
By Aggie
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2011.03.21
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Posted in Top Stories
| Tagged Afghanistan, gender, gender equality, leadership, political participation, women, women leaders
WCI’s Political Training Featured in Liberian Newspaper
WCI was recently recognized for its contribution to Liberia’s national development following a political campaign skills training held during the International Women’s Colloquium.
By kerri
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2009.05.05
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Posted in Top Stories
| Tagged campaigns and leadership, Liberia, political participation, women
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