women and
e-democracy

Can using the internet to share women's ideas and experiences, influence politics, policies and public opinion?

Update 8th March 2006

does the history of International Women's Day show we've lost our way or are women making progress?
 

sister site
contact
International Women's Day 2006
Maintstreamed and meaningless?
Or more needed than ever to highlight women's issues?

Did Women's Liberation seventies radicalism set the agenda
for today's 'service providers' to implement like civil servants

A slightly tongue in cheek cyberspace event for March 8th
Click here to add your thoughts to the public forum
Or click here to view messages already posted - and add a reply if you want

Update 8th June 2005
Survey Results

 Were "Women's Issues" the key to the General Election?
Download the results of our survey - word document (53 kbytes)

Update 29th April 2005

Some idea of the responses so far
...

Parties' Women's Issues are .. " .. out of touch with women today ... " and the " ... economic system is anti woman .. "
Responses to A Manifesto for Women's Groups? show the pressure and frustration groups are working under "... Why is funding so fragile and time - limited? We are 51% of the population ... " and find dealing with Government " ... Patronising and defensive. Obsessed with service provision and box-ticking. ... "

Update 28th April 2005 - Clarification on Manifesto Survey Questions ... and ... Do you want to meet Tony Blair and ask him a question?

About legal/financial requirements eg. Requirement for Charities to have Management Committees / Boards is tokenistic representation of members / users. Leaves door open to mission drift and time wasted on trying to recruit.

About monitoring & stats requirements eg (to quote one respondent) 'It is a struggle to fulfil monitoring and stats requirements without the support of an admin worker.  Hard-pressed project staff are already juggling to provide front-line services.'

Update 27th April 2005
...

An incorrect email address in the word version of A Women's Groups Manifesto has now been corrected. Apologies to all who have had problems returning their surveys because of this - please download again

26th April 2005

Use the internet to have your say

"Women's Issues" and the general election

Should Women's Groups have a Manifesto to challenge politicians with?

election links
sister site
contact

Launch of Women and E-Democracy

Are women and women's issues the key to this general election?
Add your opinions now - don't wait for May 5th!
Or if the online form is inaccessible for you
Please download and complete a Word version of the election survey

If women's groups could work together to challenge politicians to improve the situation for women's groups ...
What would your group want listed in a Women's Groups Manifesto?
Or if you find the online form inaccessbile for you
Please download and complete a Word version of the Women's Groups Manifesto survey

And you can use this public forum share your views and ideas or ask other women what they think or ..
Please add your message here
Or view messages already posted - where you can also post a reply.