TerryOudraad
Ms.Oudraad
GWI-NL
Women in Power, Getting to 50-50 at the Table, March 12, 2025
Parallel event: International Council of Women ( ICW-CIF)
The Korean Institute for Women and Politics (KIWP)
The National Council of Women of France (CNFF)
Women in power and decision-making
SDG4 – Quality Education, SDG5 – Gender Equality, SDG 10 – Reduced Inequality, SDG17 – Partnerships to achieve the Goal
Bullying (2016), Harassment (2016), Diversity in Teacher Education (2019), Building Peace through Women’s Education (2019), Workplace Harassment (2022), To end under representation of women in media as a positive contribution to improve the status of all women in the world (2022), Violence Against Women in Politics (2022)
What if the future of power were truly balanced? As women continue to gain influence in decision-making spheres, achieving 50-50 parity in negotiations is not yet within reach. However, a transformation is underway, where equity and efficiency progress hand in hand.
Rethinking power dynamics and shaping a future where women have a full and equal seat at the decision-making table.
Many suggestions and actions as mentioned, see above. But also work with men to achieve parrity. We need that if women we want to succeed, start also by training your son, nephew to view the world in a more femminist way.
Also make sure that women get positions such as as minister for Defense, Minning, Finance etc.
Women need to believe in themselves, build confidence, women should support women.
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It is therefore imperative to implement policies and measures to overcome the challenges and barriers to women and girls’ political empowerment in order to increase their political participation and leadership, which are pivotal to achieving gender equality.
– Such policies and measures include legislative quotas 50-50,
– formal education and informal training,
– mentorschip programmes
– women’s caucuses and networks in parliament,
– adequate budgeting for collection of gender-sensitive data,
– parental leave and child care policies,
– effective laws to prevent gender-based violence, etc.
Meanwhile, ensuring access of women to political decision-making and leadership are pivotal to heightening awareness of women’s issues and adopting and implementing policies and measures that overcome the challenges and barriers to political empowerment and gender equality in all spheres of life.
