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Cooperating to Succeed – Supporting Women's Engagement in Local Politics

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The project Cooperating to Succeed – Supporting Women's Engagement in Local Politics aims to address and reduce vertical and horizontal gender discrimination at the political level by empowering women to engage more actively in public life. By focusing on enhancing women's compet

Cooperating to Succeed – Supporting Women's Engagement in Local Politics

Details

Promoter
European Social Fund — website
Power domain
Political Power
Methods / tools
Gender Training, Awareness-raising, Networking
Keywords
discrimination, political level, women, increasing the competences, elections

Context

Implemented in the Czech Republic with European Social Fund support and Gaudete Foundation partnership, the project targets vertical and horizontal gender discrimination in politics ahead of local elections.

Objectives

It aims to increase women's competences and motivation to engage in public life and to grow women's representation on city councils and in municipal government.

Activities

Activities include research and interviews to identify barriers facing women in local politics; a strategic handbook of recommendations for political parties and movements; educational programmes to prepare women to run for office; a mentoring scheme pairing women candidates with experienced political figures; networking events for women leaders, candidates and activists; and a public awareness campaign on gender equality in politics.

Implementation
Indicative cost
Medium (€50k–€500k) — No budget figure stated; classified medium given the project spans research, a published handbook, education, mentoring and a public campaign.
Time to results
Medium (1–3 years) — Tied to an election cycle with several sequential activities; classified medium.
Staffing & skills
European Social Fund (promoter/funder), Gaudete Foundation (partner)

Conditions for success

  • Combining research/diagnosis (barrier analysis) with concrete tools (handbook, mentoring, education)
  • Targeting political parties directly with a strategic handbook
  • Timing activities to precede local elections

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