https://wpp-africa.net/ en https://wpp-africa.net/node/159 <span>WPP Watch - Article 01</span> <span><span lang="" about="/user/1" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">admin</span></span> <span>Sun, 11/22/2020 - 20:31</span> <div class="field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p style="text-align:justify; margin-bottom:11px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">The specific objectives of the WPP watch platform are to highlight: </span></span></span></span></span></span></p> <ol><li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Individual accounts of women politicians in distress.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Young women experiencing political hurdles as they try to participate in politics.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Women activists raising their voices against ongoing political reforms, legislature and practices.</span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Examples from the ground of success stories of women who are in political office despite persecution.  </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Advocacy for women’s meaningful participation in politics without fear of abuse. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> <li style="text-align:justify; margin-bottom:11px; margin-left:8px"><span style="font-size:11pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12.0pt"><span style="line-height:107%"><span style="font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,sans-serif">Holding accountable perpetrators of violence and abuse against women politicians. </span></span></span></span></span></span></li> </ol><p>This edition of the WPP Watch focuses on women in political distress following the Tanzania elections, the Zimbabwe political situation and the Kenya political situation.</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__item"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/2020-12/Kenyan%20Women%20Protest%20on%20Failure%20to%20implement%20gender%20provisions.jpg" alt="Kenyan women protest on Government&#039;s failure to implement gender provisions on women in political decision making, Photo by Getty Images" typeof="foaf:Image" /> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-post-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden field__items"> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/18" hreflang="en">News</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/20" hreflang="en">WPP Watch</a></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-attachment field--type-file field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Attachments</div> <div class="field__items"> <div class="field__item"><span class="file file--mime-application-pdf file--application-pdf"><a href="/sites/default/files/2020-12/WPP%20Watch_October%20to%20December%202020_sd_112020.pdf" type="application/pdf" title="WPP Watch_October to December 2020_sd_112020.pdf">WPP Watch October to December 2020</a></span> <span>(646.6 KB)</span> </div> </div> </div> Sun, 22 Nov 2020 18:31:48 +0000 admin 159 at https://wpp-africa.net