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1 The concept:

2 About me: Eva Søgnebotten Elected - municipal council in Stange, 2007 Deputy mayor for the Labour, since 2011 Laywer and have worked 10 years in the military with leadership responsibilities and property-related tasks. I also run my own business for approx. 15 years working with leadership development, organizational development, workshops and coaching, and also a lot with balance between work and private life for different leaders in business, politics.

3 Family and home I am married, mother of three grown up children aged 16, 21 and 23. I live on a farm at the countryside, only 6 km from the train station that takes me by train to Oslo airport in 45 minutes and to Oslo a little bit longer.

4 About Stange municipality 20.000 people, living in Stange. One of the largest agricultural communities in Norway and also large areas of forest. The population growth in Stange with the construction of double-track rail and a new four-lane E6 through the municipality. Most characteristic is agricultural landscape by Norway's largest lake, lake Mjøsa, and here your find many large farms.

5 My engagement for this political & democracy gender issure: In Hungarian: This pilot project between KS in Norway and its sisterorganization TÖOSZ in Hungary Participate as deputy mayor in projects with focus on motivation and understanding for increased female participation in politics and public life

6 Gender issue in Czech Participating in a 18 month mentoring program «Give women a Chance» as a mentor Its objective is to promote women in politics at various levels. The project involves 10 Norwegian / Danish women politicians as mentors with both experience from parliament, county and local positions.

7 The history, roots and use of Women Can Do It - concept A training program for women Originated and running by the Norwegian Labour Party Women network. Conducted in approx. 30 countries worldwide since the Berlin Wall falled, like:

8 The history, roots and use of Women Can Do It - concept Serbia, Kosovo, Albania, Russia, Montenegro, Moldovia, Macedonia, Libanon, Iraq, Palestine, Sudan, Rowand, Mosambique, South Africa, Zimbab, Nepal, Cambodia, Myanmar 3 – 7 days courses 30 000 women has done the courses normally with 2 trained workshopsleaders.

9 The connection: Welfare, democracy and gender issue Women Can Do It, helps to make this connection stronger Norway has the combination of high female employment rate with high fertility rate. In EU only Island has a bigger combination, followed by Sweden and Danmark. 7 of 10 women and 8 of 10 men are working. 30 years ago, less than 50 % of the women was working.

10 The concept and workshops Help, techniques and motivation for: Giving women political influence Increasing women`involvement in business and organizations To influence legislation Strength womens self-knowledge and mastery

11 The Manual contents: 1. Introduction 4 2. Democracy and women’s participation 6 3. Communication 8 4. Argumentation, speeches, debates 13 5. Working with the media 16 6. Negotiations – resolution of conflicts 18 7. Networking 20 8. Advocacy and campaigning 22 9. Violence against women 26 10. How to arrange WCDI / Trainer skills 28

12 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION

13 Chapter 2 Democracy and womens participation

14 Chapter 3 Communication Specially about domination teqniques

15 What is Domination Techniques? Used by those in power against those who have less power. Often used by men towards women In politics At the workplace In the family In media

16 Chapter 4 Argumentation, speeches, debates

17 Chaper 5 Working with media

18 Chapter 6 Negotiations

19 Chapter 7 Networking

20 Chapter 8 Advocacy and campaigning

21 Chapter 9 Violence against women

22 Chapter 10 How to arrange WCDI / Trainer skills

23 How can you use this concept? Political parties og groups Workshops: – Learning by doing What is needed to focus on?

24 Why talking about it here? It is about democracy Arranging WCDI is one way of increasing women’s participation – a tool Encouraging women to participate in society, in NGOs, in political parties, speaking up at work or in the family, is important. Women’s are important and should be heard.

25 Why talking about it here? Women Can Do It is both training for specific organizational skills, and Gives opportunity for women to meet and form networks. WCDI can be arranged independently of an organization for the general purpose of increasing women’s participation in society, or It can be held within a party or organization

26 Brussel and South Sudan Brussel last year as Hospitant at Oslo Region European Office in Brussels, duration: 1 month: Purpose: particular focus on women in politics and business, meetings in EU parlament, commision etc. WCDI South Sudan - led workshops as head coach in a project to mobilize local women heading for political engagement / encourage voter participation among women

27 Maybe we can do something together? Please contact me: Eva Søgnebotten +47 97662722 e-mail: eva@benow.no

28 Women can do it! Thank you! The manual for women Activists - an introduction

29 Making invisible Disregard a person, not giving the floor, interrupt, speaking like a person is not in the room, not paying attention, overlook or ignore Neglect a person Taking a persons task or responsibilities The one exposed is being marginalized and feel insignificant through being ignored Men overrepresented in media

30 Heaping blame and putting to shame Women are told that they are not good enough Women is responsible for the situation If a women is not succeeding, the explanation is in their own personality

31 Ridicule Make fun of someone, laughed Laugh of a person and not with a person Laugh when someone speak, a smile to another person Comparing a women to an animal – Chicken Women are portrayed as emotional or sexual

32 Withholding Information Men talking only to other men Taking decisions or exchanging information after the meeting Men's networking Passing or exchanging knowledge to only some people

33 Damned if you do, or damned if you don't Whatever a woman chooses is wrong Either you is to passive or you are to aggressive You get punished for what you do and for what you don't do Women get a guilty conscience

34 Communication In the political arena we need to be conscious about how we communicate Language is used to constitute reality and to express opinions based on that reality. People have different body language in different situations.

35 Working with the media Contacting the media Selling the story, in different ways depending of the way of focusing. The media as a partner. Learn to cooperate with the media How the media works The interview

36 Violence against women Discrimination of women is expressed in a range of mechanisms at different levels. Statistics show a horrifying picture of the situation for women worldwide. What can be done?


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