R EVIEW POLFEM LOCAL CAMPAIGN Elections European Parliament 2014.

REVIEW POLFEM LOCAL CAMPAIGN

Elections European Parliament 2014

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

1.) Trainings/Workshops “More Women in Politics’

2.) Media campaign : social media 3.) Making PolFem visible

1.) TRAININGS/WORKSHOPS MORE WOMEN IN POLITICS: WHY AND HOW? Who? women + 18 ani, members of Women’s

Organisation of political parties, with or without decison making positions .

Why? Key actor in supporting women Where? Bucharest and Timisoara

How many workshops? 4 How many participants? 150 women

3 main topics A. Arguments for more women into politics. B. What kind of problems women confront with? Making

gender violence and work life balance polical issues. C. How to cooperate and make their work more visible.

POLFEM WORKSHOPS

Workshop 1 : 17th of February- Women’s Organisation of Liberal Democratic Party

Place: Liberal Democratic Party Headquarter (first district)

Workshop 2: 18th of February- Women’s Organisation of Social Democratic Party

Place: Social Democratic Party Headquarter

Workshop 3: 24th of March- Women’s Organisation of Liberal Democratic Party

Place: Liberal Democratic Party Headquarter (third district)

Workshop 4: 31st of May Timisoara women from political parties – local organisations (local and county councils, MP, prefect )

Place: City Business

PICTURES

DEBATES : QUESTIONS/ISSUES RAISED BY WOMEN

NGOs Poor communication with women’s NGOs: general mistrust in political

parties + NGOs more interested in amending public policies and less in actively supporting more women into politics.

Political parties Women’s organizations within political parties are the last on the list when

distributing resources (decision making positions when gaining power). They are united by the same problems despite belonging to different

political parties and they are aware of – not ideology, but gender. They do the hard work: conscious of active membership, and less

rewarding. They lack communication with other women from the same party. Lack of solidarity among women in politics (general).

Media stereotyping

MEDIA CAMPAIGN : SOCIAL MEDIAFACEBOOK PAGE POLFEM

FACEBOOK PAGE POLFEM

1.) Logo : PolFem

2.) Hashtag #PolFem

3.) Topics on FB Page

4.) Photos with short strong motivational messages (+ intersectionality)

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FACEKOOK PAGE POLFEM

Likes: 1410. Fans: 79% women, 1236 from Romania, 28

UK, 19 Germany , Bucharest, Timisoara, Cluj Most active : age 25-34 (33%)

Reach: over 15.100 views

People engaged: 81% women Most active : age 25-34 (37%)

ARTICLES ON BLOGS

Monitoring the campaign and reacting

over 12 articles Mainstream media Platform Adevarul Feminism Romania CriticAtac

Reach

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

History

2007: 12 women out of 34 2009: 11 women out of 33 2014: 11 women out of 32

MAKE POLFEM VISIBLE Additional Presentations of PolFem University: students (Political Participation and Representation of

Women)

Women in business (Conference on Women’s Entrepreneurship)

EIGE : European Institute for Gender Equality (online discussion “Women and Men Inspiring Europe invited to discuss about the challenges women face accessing decision-making positions, both at political and economic level”

Meeting candidates for European Parliament: Open Society Institute (candidates for EP): how they integrate or relate with gender interests/ women’s interests

EuroSfat (roundtable with members of national MPs and EMP)

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Thank you! https://www.facebook.com/polfem

Oana Băluţă: [email protected]

Andreea Molocea: [email protected]