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BAHRAIN - PROGRAM TO PROMOTE, SUPPORT FEMALE POLITICAL CANDIDATES
Khaleej Times - 07 May, 2010
A national programme to support
women in this year’s municipal and parliamentary elections in
Women who met with a poor response in the previous two elections in
General public will be informed about women’s participation through mobile
phone messages, youth forums and networking sites such as facebook.
Organised by the state-run Supreme Council for Women (SCW) in association with
the United Nations Development Programme, the National Political Empowerment of
Women in Election aims to promote female candidates.
SCW’s Assistant General Secretary, Hala Al Ansari, told a press conference that
the programme would offer support within the SCW’s capabilities. “Through the
programme we want to promote women as suitable candidates who are able of
creating positive changes.”
The programme is designed in line with the result of a study conducted by the
SCW and UNDP on political empowerment of women.
Supporting women in the election is not a new move as in 2006 elections, women
candidates were given training and provided with financial assistance for their
election campaigns.
Al Ansari said women who took part in the previous elections will not be given
training. The focus will be on females planning to stand in the election for
the first time. She said the SCW would also train those who were part of women
candidates election campaigns.
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