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SHE – SEE HER ELECTED
Best Practice
Promoter Information:
Name: The innovation in politics institute
Email: info@seeherelected.ie
Website: https://www.seeherelected.ie/
Abstract:
See Her Elected (SHE) is a feminist and community-led rural initiative to support women into political decison making , fully funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage under the stewardship of Minister Peter Burke. SHE is targeted at increasing the numbers of women in local politics in the rural Northwest-Midlands Region of Ireland, where anything from 78% to 95% of the elected local authority councillors are men. So it aims to improve female political power in Ireland. In order to strengthen democracy in Ireland, SHE engages directly with women in their communities through the innovative SHESchool. Free online classes cover politics, public policy, economics and participation. For example, the Introduction to Politics classes demystify the workings of local authorities, promote active citizenship and explore barriers to local participation for women. In a welcoming and relaxed learning environment, women are instilled with the knowledge, confidence and skills necessary to consider running for election. They are also empowered to participate in decision-making through Ireland’s Public Participation Network. SHE’s new, local and targeted approach is building a resilient community of women, empowered to participate in a traditionally male sphere. Already, six women have decided to stand for election in the 2024 local authority elections.
Keywords:
political representation, ireland, women, political equality
Dates:
Jan. 1, 2019 - None
Source Specificity:
Initiative/Practice/Project/Programme/Case Studies, Training Material and Tools
Website:
https://www.seeherelected.ie/
Power Domains:
Political
Methods Tools:
Gender Training, Competence development, Awareness-raising, Networking
Country:
IE
City:
Longford
Implementation Scale:
national
Language:
English, Irish
Other Links:
FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SeeHerElected/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/seeherelected/ X: https://twitter.com/SeeHerElected NEWS: https://innovationinpolitics.eu/showroom/project/she-see-her-elected/ https://lgiu.org/blog-article/see-her-elected-and-the-campaign-for-equality-in-2024-local-elections-and-beyond/
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