Women as Voters Women and Elections
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Women as Voters Women as Voters Women and Elections The National Democratic Institute
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Women as Voters Women and Elections. The National Democratic Institute. INTRODUCTIONS/ GROUND RULES. Introductions Ground rules Ice breaker exercise. OBJECTIVES. To understand the barriers to women’s participation as voters - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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Women as VotersWomen as VotersWomen and Elections
The National Democratic Institute
• Introductions• Ground rules• Ice breaker exercise
INTRODUCTIONS/INTRODUCTIONS/GROUND RULESGROUND RULES
OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES
• To understand the barriers to women’s participation as voters
• To increase awareness of reasons, types, tools for effective voter outreach to women
TOPICSTOPICS
• Why target women?• Barriers to women’s participation
as voters• Types of voter outreach• Tools for voter outreach• Technology • Electoral violence
KEY TERMSKEY TERMS• Family voting• Proxy voting• Violence against women in politics• Electoral violence
WHY TARGET WOMEN?WHY TARGET WOMEN?
• Historically low voter turnout• Gendered barriers to participation• In parties/candidates strategic
interest
Photo: National Democratic Institute
WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN WOMEN’S PARTICIPATION IN ELECTIONSELECTIONS
• Adapt this slide to include statistics from recent elections in target country/ies
Photo: lbcherney, NDI
BARRIERS FOR WOMEN BARRIERS FOR WOMEN
• Institutional barriers
Photo: National Democratic Institute
BARRIERS FOR WOMEN BARRIERS FOR WOMEN
• Social /cultural barriers
Photo: By NDI partner Justice, Development and Peace Commission (JDPC)- Edo State
VOTER OUTREACH TO VOTER OUTREACH TO WOMEN WOMEN
• Research targeted groups and tailor messages
• Develop/Target message to women voters
• Target efforts to specific constituencies
TYPES OF VOTER TYPES OF VOTER OUTREACHOUTREACH
• Voter and civic education• Voter registration• Public service campaigns
TYPES OF VOTER TYPES OF VOTER OUTREACHOUTREACH
• Issue outreach• Candidate specific • Get out the vote initiatives
Photo: lrobinsonNDI
OUTREACH TOOLSOUTREACH TOOLS
• Posters• Mobile messaging• Social media• Door-to-door• Events• Radio
EXAMPLE: EXAMPLE: VOTER EDUCATION IN LIBYAVOTER EDUCATION IN LIBYA
• Trained CSOs to conduct voter education for women
• Shared Tunisian experience• Used surveys to identify:
Women’s barriers, motivations to voting
Outreach mechanisms
EXAMPLE: LEBANONEXAMPLE: LEBANON
Photo: NDI
TECHNOLOGY TECHNOLOGY
• Using mapping/reporting tools• New technologies and voter
education• Access and tech literacy issues
Photo: NDI
GENDER-BASED GENDER-BASED ELECTORAL VIOLENCEELECTORAL VIOLENCE
• Revisit definition• Zimbabwe case study
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STRATEGIES FOR STRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING GENDER-ADDRESSING GENDER-
BASED BASED ELECTORAL VIOLENCEELECTORAL VIOLENCE
• Awareness raising• Role of oversight institutions• Role of civil society• Legal instruments
EXERCISE: TARGETING EXERCISE: TARGETING WOMEN VOTERSWOMEN VOTERS
• Think about the phase in the electoral process
• Develop an outreach plan to target women voters
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WOMEN AS VOTERS WOMEN AS VOTERS REVIEWREVIEW
• Why target women?• Barriers to women’s participation
as voters• Types of voter outreach• Tools for voter outreach• Technology • Electoral violence
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