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Asia Pacific Forum on Women, Law
and Development (APWLD)
in cooperation with
Fiji Womens
Rights Movement (FWRM)
Invite Applications for
Pacific
Islands & Territories
Sub-Regional Gender and Politics Training
Suva, Fiji - 28th 30th January
2014
Womens participation and leadership in decision making at all levels,
starting in the home and extending to the highest levels of government,
is a fundamental prerequisite for womens rights enjoyment, gender
equality, sustainable development and genuine democracy.
However, statistics continue to reflect the under-representation of
women in political institutions and structures at the local and
national levels. Women represent approximately 50% of the worlds
population and yet the world average proportion of women in the
national level legislatures at the beginning of 2013 stands at a mere
21.3%, while women in the Pacific island and territories (excluding
Australia and New Zealand) stands at only 3%. While women have taken
initiatives to engage in decision-making and occupy leadership roles,
they have had to do so in the face of many challenges ranging from
cultural barriers to growing influences of neo-liberal globalisation,
fundamentalisms, and militarisation.
Recognizing that among the measures that have been influential in
increasing the proportion of seats held by women includes increasing
capacity, APWLD has been carrying out its Gender & Politics
(G&P) trainings through its Women in Power (WiP) programme since
2006. Working with women engaging in multiple level of politics and
leadership to strengthen their political participation and challenge
gendered political structures. Training aims to build on skills and
capacity of women who want to engage in political processes and advance
womens agendas in their respective countries and across the region.
The training will also take place back-to-back with a Pacific
Sub-regional Roundtable on Women & Voice: Womens participation and
leadership in all levels of decision-making and the new development
agenda.
To apply, please review details below and email/fax completed
application form to APWLD to the attention of: Diyana Yahaya
Programme Officer, Women in Power, APWLD
diyana@apwld.org
For applications through email, please indicate in the subject line Application for Pacific
Island & Territories Gender and Politics Training
DEADLINE
FOR APPLICATIONS IS 20th DECEMBER 2013
The specific objectives of the
training are:
- to increase the capacity of participants
to reflect on and understand gender issues;
- to enhance participants understanding of
non-discrimination, equality, politics and decision making
processes in politics;
- to share experiences and develop skills
of participants on how to raise gender issues within existing
political institutions; and
- to identify personal, social and
political barriers to womens participation in political processes
in general of participants
The training will focus on the following themes: politics and political
systems; gender and patriarchy; politics for change; leadership for
social transformation, legislation; and advocacy and lobbying for
gender and issues.
Pacific Sub-regional
Roundtable on Women & Voice: Womens participation and leadership
in all levels of decision-making and the new development agenda
The one day roundtable will be
focused towards increasing the participation and leadership of women in
decision-making process at all levels and the new development agenda in
the Pacific. Applicants are welcomed to express their interest in
attending it although the Roundtable participation will be per
invitation basis. Participating individual and/or organizations will be
selected based on their current work/interest in advocacies around
increasing women and/or womens rights.
- Selection will be based on an equitable
mix of activists, politicians, academics and legal experts who has
preferably been working on women's political participation and/or
womens human rights.
- Limited group size of 16 participants.
Selected
participants must:
- Attend the training in its entirety.
- Respond to emails in a timely way as that
will be our way of communicating with you about deadlines,
registration, hotel and travel arrangements.
- Produce a Personal Action Plan towards
the end of the training.
- Commit to respond to periodic follow up
from APWLD after the training.
Procedure:
- All applicants should submit a completed application
form and send it along with their Curriculum Vitae (see attached
application form)
- The recommending institution/organisation
should certify that the person recommended has worked in the area
of womens human rights and is committed to applying the core
learning points from the training in their future work.
- Recommending organisation also needs to
explain on the recommendation letter, its commitment and work and
vision towards enlarging spaces for women in leadership and
decision-making processes.
Cost of the
Training and Sponsorship:
APWLD will cover costs of boarding and lodging for the duration of
training. In addition, APWLD will also cover costs of discounted
economy airfare, visa fee, airport tax, travel tax and other travel
related expenses that has been prior informed and approved.
Only selected candidates will be contacted for further details.
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