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Seminar: Women in Politics
A Space for Social Changes
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Dec 14th -15th, 2008, the Swedish Institute in Alexandria, Egypt.
The Swedish Institute, Alexandria and The Kvinna till Kvinna Foundation organize a seminar to provide space for women politicians and activists from women’s organizations for discussions on the needs and interests of women in politics but also on a content of women’s politics that would explore the meaning of politics from gender equality perspective; that is articulating women’s interests and needs from institutional political functioning and creating alternatives based on women’s human rights.
The objectives of the seminar 1. To provide safe space for empowerment discussions on the opportunities and obstacles for women in politics through exchange of experiences and knowledge regionally and internationally. 2. To visualizing strategies for strengthening of women’s capacities and self confidence to be candidates in the up coming parliamentary and local elections in the region. 3. To strengthening the cooperation between female politicians on both local and national level and women’s rights activists from the civil society: encouraging mutual support and action.
Arrival: A car will be waiting for you upon your arrival if you send us the exact time with flight details. The name of the driver is Sayed Youssef his mob no.: + 2 0122409083. You will be accommodated at Windsor Hotel in Alexandria. Details will be sent in an Information sheet
We are happy to invite you for a group dinner at the hotel on the evening of 13th December 2008, after your arrival. =================== Day 1: Sunday, Dec 14th 2008 Women´s Politics: Voicing society needs and interests in having women’s politics
09.00 - 09.15 Registration
09.15 - 09.30 Opening of the seminar: Welcoming address; Seminar goals and background Director of the Swedish Institute Amb. Tommy Arwitz
Margareta Husen, Deputy Director, Swedish Institute
09.30 - 10.00 Short presentation of the participants Moderating: Boriana Jönsson
Part 1: Women in politics: Main challenges and obstacles: Mis/balance of power, visible and invisible discriminative structures that hinder equal access of women in politics on local and national levels.
10.00 – 10.10 Overview of participation of women in politics, Middle East, Rima Habasch UNDP Programme on Governance in the Arab Region (POGAR)UNDP/Brussels
10.10 – 11.00 Presentations of main challenges and obstacles for women’s participation in politics: Egypt, Croatia, Iraq, Palestine, Georgia
11.00 – 11.15 Coffee break
11.15 – 12.00 Presentations of main challenges and obstacles for women’s participation in politics: Lebanon, Syria, Sweden, Jordan
12.00 – 12.30 Open debate
12.30 – 14.00 Lunch
14.00 – 15.00 Common patterns that women in politics face: summary from the morning and continuation of debate Moderating: Suad Abu-Dayyeh
15.00 - 15.15 Coffee break
Part2: Do women in politics make a difference? A need for a feminist perspective? Quota? Changing legislation and implementing existing one? Examples and experiences.
15.15 – 15.45 Introduction: Viola Furubjelke Sweden, Nawal Yazeji Syria, Lika Nadaraja Georgia
15.45 – 17.00 Open Debate and end of the day
19.00 Dinner at the Residence of the Swedish Institute
Day 2: Mutual support and empowerment: voicing common needs, interests and strategies: how to enter and stay in politics.
Part 3: Women in Politics and women in Civil Society – a necessary connection, respective roles and creation of common spaces for mutual support Moderating: Azza Kamel
09.00 – 09.30 Introduction: Amina Shafik Egypt, Lilian Halls- French, EFI Europe network, Mirjana Kucher Croatia/Balkan
09.30 – 10.30 Open debate: Sharing of different examples of cooperation or lack of such
10.30 – 10.45 Coffee break
Part 4: Common tools: International resolutions and campaigns
10.45 – 11.30 Personal Status Law – Regional Campaign Jordanian Women’s Union
11.30 – 12.30 UNSCR 1325 Kvinna till Kvinna, JNCW and UNIFEM
12.30 – 13.30 Lunch
13.30 – 14.45 CEDAW and Equality without Reservation Suad Abu “Equality now”-Middle East and AWO Moderating: Wadad Chakhtoura
Part 5: Elaborating meaningful strategies 14.45 – 15.00 Summarizing and perspectives: Boriana Jönsson and Azza Kamel
15.00 – 16.00 Open debate
16.00 – 16.15 Coffee break
16.15 – 17.00 Evaluation and closing Margareta Husen
Departure on December 16th =================== المرأة و مشاركتها فى الحياة السياسية
يفتتح السفير/ تومى ارفيتز مدير المعهد السويدى
بالإسكندرية ، فى التاسعة من صباح الأحد الموافق 14 ديسمبر 2008 بمقر
المعهد ، الندوة الدولية حول مشاركة المرأة فى الحياة السياسية ،
التى ينظمها المعهد بالتعاون مع
تناقش الندوة قضايا المرأة
ومدى مساحة تواجدها و تأثيرها فى الحياة السياسية ، وما هى احتياجاتها و
اهتماماتها ، من خلال عدة محاور تدور حول 00 المشاكل و التحديات التى
تواجهها – رؤية عن حياة المرأة بشكل عام فى منطقة
يشارك فى الندوة ممثلين عن المرأة من الدول : مصر ، لبنان ، الأردن ، سوريا ، العراق ، فلسطين ، جورجيا ، كرواتيا و السويد ، الى جانب الاتحاد الأوروبى و عدد من الهيئات الدولية 0
تهدف الندوة الى مناقشة
العديد من المواضيع الخاصة بالمرأة و مشاركتها السياسية من خلال تبادل
التجارب و الخبرات و المعلومات المحلية و الدولية ، و لتكوين رؤية
استراتيجية لتواجد المرأة و فعاليتها فى السياسة و تأهيلها
هذا و سوف تخصص الجلسة الختامية للندوة ( الاثنين 15 ديسمبر الساعة الرابعة عصرا ) لبحث و تقييم نتائج لمناقشات ، بإدارة السيدة/ مارجاريتا هوسين نائب مدير المعهد السويدى ، و بحضور ممثلى وسائل الإعلام 0 على البارودى المستشار الإعلامي للمعهد السويدى
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