Women's Political Empowerment

2018 ◽  
pp. 406-426
Author(s):  
Roberta Ryan ◽  
Ronald Woods
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Political Life ◽  
National Parliaments ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Subnational Governance

Political participation by women is central to development and the empowerment of all citizens. This chapter argues for the recognition of opportunities for women in leadership, political participation, and the strengthening of democracy at the level of subnational governments. A key reason for focusing on gender equity in political life is that women constitute slightly more than half of the world's population, and they contribute to the social and economic development of all societies to a greater degree than men because of their dual roles in the productive and reproductive spheres. At the same time, their participation in formal political structures and processes, where they can contribute to decisions on the use of societal resources generated by both men and women, remains far below parity. Drawing examples from a range of national parliaments and countries, this chapter demonstrates lessons for increasing political participation by women in subnational governance.

Women's Political Empowerment

2017 ◽  
pp. 385-405
Author(s):  
Roberta Ryan ◽  
Ronald Woods
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Political Life ◽  
National Parliaments ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Subnational Governance

Political participation by women is central to development and the empowerment of all citizens. This chapter argues for the recognition of opportunities for women in leadership, political participation, and the strengthening of democracy at the level of subnational governments. A key reason for focusing on gender equity in political life is that women constitute slightly more than half of the world's population, and they contribute to the social and economic development of all societies to a greater degree than men because of their dual roles in the productive and reproductive spheres. At the same time, their participation in formal political structures and processes, where they can contribute to decisions on the use of societal resources generated by both men and women, remains far below parity. Drawing examples from a range of national parliaments and countries, this chapter demonstrates lessons for increasing political participation by women in subnational governance.

Women's Political Empowerment

2019 ◽  
pp. 1237-1257
Author(s):  
Roberta Ryan ◽  
Ronald Woods
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Gender Equity ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Political Life ◽  
National Parliaments ◽  
Dual Roles ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Subnational Governance

Political participation by women is central to development and the empowerment of all citizens. This chapter argues for the recognition of opportunities for women in leadership, political participation, and the strengthening of democracy at the level of subnational governments. A key reason for focusing on gender equity in political life is that women constitute slightly more than half of the world's population, and they contribute to the social and economic development of all societies to a greater degree than men because of their dual roles in the productive and reproductive spheres. At the same time, their participation in formal political structures and processes, where they can contribute to decisions on the use of societal resources generated by both men and women, remains far below parity. Drawing examples from a range of national parliaments and countries, this chapter demonstrates lessons for increasing political participation by women in subnational governance.

Women in Power and Decision making Positions : Conditions and Restraints

1970 ◽  
pp. 53-57
Author(s):  
Azza Charara Baydoun
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Power Structures ◽  
Policies And Procedures ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Status ◽  
Slow Progress

Women today are considered to be outside the political and administrative power structures and their participation in the decision-making process is non-existent. As far as their participation in the political life is concerned they are still on the margins. The existence of patriarchal society in Lebanon as well as the absence of governmental policies and procedures that aim at helping women and enhancing their political participation has made it very difficult for women to be accepted as leaders and to be granted votes in elections (UNIFEM, 2002).This above quote is taken from a report that was prepared to assess the progress made regarding the status of Lebanese women both on the social and governmental levels in light of the Beijing Platform for Action – the name given to the provisions of the Fourth Conference on Women held in Beijing in 1995. The above quote describes the slow progress achieved by Lebanese women in view of the ambitious goal that requires that the proportion of women occupying administrative or political positions in Lebanon should reach 30 percent of thetotal by the year 2005!

scholarly journals Non-Institutional Forms of Political Participation of Muslim Youth in Modern Scotland

2021 ◽  
pp. 117-127
Author(s):  
A. R. Agababov ◽  
R. A. Lyovochkin
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Life ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
Scottish National Party ◽  
Institutional Politics ◽  
Political Experience ◽  
Muslim Youth ◽  
The Social ◽  
Research Goal

The article examines the main forms and socio-cultural features of the participation of Muslim youth in Scotland in non-institutional politics. As their research goal, the authors chose to identify the mechanisms through which political processes specific to the Scottish context (different from the general British or, for example, the English context) generate various forms of political participation of young adherents of Islam. The theoretical and methodological basis of the study was a significant layer of empirical data (mainly Scottish), comprehended through an interpretive paradigm, which allowed the authors to analyze the non-institutionalized political experience of young Muslims, finding patterns in how Muslim youth perceive and construct the social world around them. The result of the study was an understanding that the strengthening of the “Islamic factor” in the social and political life of Scotland is explained not only by the growth of the Muslim population, but also by the obvious support that the Scottish authorities provide to adherents of Islam. According to the authors, the issue of national and state independence, the specificity of Scottish nationalism, the attractiveness of the political platform of the Scottish National Party for ethno-confessional minorities became the most important primary factors that predetermined the active entry of Scottish Muslim youth into politics. The main conclusion in this article was the idea that the specific socio-political and sociocultural contexts of Scotland create appropriate forms of political participation of young Muslims. Despite the prevailing opinion that Scottish Muslim youth are interested mainly in international events, the authors show a clearly traceable institutional and non-institutional involvement of young Muslims in national and local political issues in Scotland. According to the authors, the non-institutional political participation of young Scottish followers of Islam is manifested in such forms as social movements, activism and charity, and volunteer work.

scholarly journals A PARADOX OF EQUALITY AND ‘HER STORY’ IN AFRICA

2020 ◽  
Vol 2 (4) ◽  
pp. 42-54
Author(s):  
Folashade E. Daramola
Keyword(s):  
Gender Equity ◽  
Gender Inequality ◽  
Socioeconomic Development ◽  
Economic Hardship ◽  
Economic Life ◽  
African Women ◽  
Political Empowerment ◽  
Secondary Sources ◽  
The Social ◽  
Distribution Of Power

Gender equity and equality issues are essential to the social and economic life of every country. Gender equity can be viewed as the basis for the full promotion and improvement of the status of women in all areas, particularly in the distribution of power, influence and economic independence. The term equality can be seen as a human rights issue and as a precondition for and indicator of sustainable human development. Using the historical and analytical approach, this work, therefore, re-examines the challenges faced by African women in the social, political and economic spaces. Data collection is based on Government reports, Administrative reports and other relevant secondary sources gathered through a multidisciplinary approach. It can be deduced from this work that gender inequality has impeded socioeconomic development in Africa. Findings from this work have therefore stressed that the enhancement of women’s status in society would not in any way reduce the social, economic and political standing of men. The whole society stands to gain a lot and this will thereby accelerate the pace of development. Also, this work will bring to the fore that women control a marginal proportion of the nation’s economic resources and have therefore been particularly confronted by unprecedented social and economic hardship which has largely constrained their participation in various spheres of life. The economic hardship that has been persistently experienced has been more punitive for women, given the multiple demands and responsibilities they are confronted with. This has largely inhibited women’s drive towards personal empowerment and, consequently, effective participation in societal affairs. This work on gender inequality will, therefore, act as a catalyst to present-day women in Africa, to seek educational, economic, spiritual and political empowerment which could in the future lead to social justice, thereby fostering equality between the genders in all spheres of human endeavor.

scholarly journals The efficiency of the political process in the Republic of Moldova in the context of increasing global threats in tearm of a realistic approach

2021 ◽  
pp. 103-120
Author(s):  
Lilia Braga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Post Industrial

The article deals with the problem of political process and political participation in the Republic of Moldova. The author draws on the realistic concept of Danilo Zolo about the “social complexity” in the context of the post-industrial era in the studying of this issue. The author shows that the evolution of the political process in the Republic of Moldova reflects the global processes of democracy crisis, being a product of the modern age development. The author pays a special attention to the problem of political participation, concluding that such a problems like the COVID-19, finally remove demos from political life. Actually, the mane subject of the political process become the executive branch. The concentration of political power requires strengthening of the professionalism and of the responsibility of the management team.

scholarly journals The efficiency of the political process in the Republic of Moldova in the context of increasing global threats in tearm of a realistic approach (Part II)

2021 ◽  
pp. 58-80
Author(s):  
Lilia Braga ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Political Process ◽  
Executive Branch ◽  
Political Life ◽  
The Political ◽  
Republic Of Moldova ◽  
Modern Age ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Post Industrial

The article deals with the problem of political process and political participation in the Republic of Moldova. The author draws on the realistic concept of Danilo Zolo about the “social complexity” in the context of the post-industrial era in the studying of this issue. Th e author shows that the evolution of the political process in the Republic of Moldova refl ects the global processes of democracy crisis, being a product of the modern age development. The author pays a special attention to the problem of political participation, concluding that such a problems like the “COVID-19”, finally remove demos from political life. Actually, the mane subject of the political process become the executive branch. The concentration of political power requires strengthening of the professionalism and of the responsibility of the management team.

Ultrastructural analysis of “Sensory” surface nerve endings and “putative” neurotransmitter sites in Schistosoma mansoni Miracidia

1989 ◽  
Vol 47 ◽  
pp. 962-963
Author(s):  
Betty Ruth Jones ◽  
Steve Chi-Tang Pan
Keyword(s):  
Nervous System ◽  
Life Cycle ◽  
Schistosoma Mansoni ◽  
Snail Host ◽  
Complex Life Cycle ◽  
Rational Approach ◽  
Effective Control ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Basic Biology

INTRODUCTION: Schistosomiasis has been described as “one of the most devastating diseases of mankind, second only to malaria in its deleterious effects on the social and economic development of populations in many warm areas of the world.” The disease is worldwide and is probably spreading faster and becoming more intense than the overall research efforts designed to provide the basis for countering it. Moreover, there are indications that the development of water resources and the demands for increasing cultivation and food in developing countries may prevent adequate control of the disease and thus the number of infections are increasing.Our knowledge of the basic biology of the parasites causing the disease is far from adequate. Such knowledge is essential if we are to develop a rational approach to the effective control of human schistosomiasis. The miracidium is the first infective stage in the complex life cycle of schistosomes. The future of the entire life cycle depends on the capacity and ability of this organism to locate and enter a suitable snail host for further development, Little is known about the nervous system of the miracidium of Schistosoma mansoni and of other trematodes. Studies indicate that miracidia contain a well developed and complex nervous system that may aid the larvae in locating and entering a susceptible snail host (Wilson, 1970; Brooker, 1972; Chernin, 1974; Pan, 1980; Mehlhorn, 1988; and Jones, 1987-1988).

Socio-cultural Resource for Kazakhstan Modernization

2012 ◽  
pp. 74-82 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Stavinskaya ◽  
E. Nikishina
Keyword(s):  
Social Capital ◽  
Cultural Capital ◽  
Competitive Advantages ◽  
Institutional Reforms ◽  
Cultural Resource ◽  
Bonding Social Capital ◽  
Social And Cultural Capital ◽  
The Social ◽  
Social And Economic Development ◽  
Cultural Features

The opportunities of the competitive advantages use of the social and cultural capital for pro-modernization institutional reforms in Kazakhstan are considered in the article. Based on a number of sociological surveys national-specific features of the cultural capital are marked, which can encourage the country's social and economic development: bonding social capital, propensity for taking executive positions (not ordinary), mobility and adaptability (characteristic for nomad cultures), high value of education. The analysis shows the resources of the productive use of these socio-cultural features.

Party preferences and political participation: the emergence of the Turkish-origin German voter

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-40
Author(s):  
Vera Eccarius-Kelly
Keyword(s):  
Political Participation ◽  
Voting Behavior ◽  
Green Party ◽  
Missed Opportunities ◽  
Social Democrats ◽  
Political Landscape ◽  
Turkish Origin ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Future ◽  
Specific Interests

The article examines trends in voting preferences and voting behavior of Turkish-origin German voters. Despite only representing a small percentage of the total German electorate, Turkish-origin voters are gaining an opportunity to shape the future political landscape. While the Social Democrats have benefited most directly from the minority constituency so far, this author suggests that the Green Party is poised to attract the younger, better educated, and German-born segment of the Turkish-origin voters. All other dominant national parties have ignored this emerging voting bloc, and missed opportunities to appeal to Turkish-origin voters by disregarding community-specific interests. 

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