Femme First Foundation
By Femme First Foundation
Femme First FoundationJul 15, 2020
Gender quotas around the world - She Runs Government Dialogues
This episode of the She Runs Government Dialogues is called The World Around and was held on 11th July, 2020. It brought women politicians from four different countries together to discuss how gender quotas function around the world, their efficacy, and the challenges that exist. The media partner of the event was The Quint.
The panelists were:
Ms Adrina Hinojosa, former MP, Mexico
Ms Jothimani, Indian MP
Ms Oana Bizgan, Romanian MP
Ms Rachel Reese, Mayor of Nelson, New Zealand
The discussion was moderated by Ms Manira Alva, Vice President, Vital Voices
(This has been converted from the webinar livecast by The Quint.)
The way forward for the Women's Reservation Bill - She Runs Government Dialogues
This episode of the She Runs Government Dialogues: Women’s Reservation Bill titled ‘The Way Forward’ was held on 12th July 2020. In this panel discussion, the panellists talked about how progress with this Bill can be achieved in the near future.
The panelists were:
Ms Annu Tandon, former MP, Lok Sabha (Congress)
Mr Chakshu Roy, Head of Outreach, PRS-Legislative Research
Dr Sasmit Patra, Rajya Sabha MP (Biju Janata Dal)
Ms Shaina NC, Spokesperson, BJP
The discussion was moderated by Ms Nishtha Gautam, Opinion Editor, The Quint
(This has been converted from a webinar livecasted by The Quint)
Women in Politics - She Runs Government Dialogues
Femme First Foundation launched its first She Runs Government Dialogues, a platform to discuss women’s participation in politics, in New Delhi on 5th December 2019. It brought women from different political parties together to discuss myriad ramifications of systemic patriarchy, embedded within Indian politics and society.
The diverse panel was moderated by Padmaja Joshi, Editor, Times Now and included speakers across from:
1. Atishi, MLA, Aam Admi Party
2. Jothimani, Lok Sabha MP, Congress
3. Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Former NCW Chief and Member, BJP
4. Priyanka Chaturvedi, MP, Shiv Sena
(This podcast has been converted from the LIVE discussion broadcast by Times Now)
History of the Women's Reservation Bill - She Runs Government Dialogues
Femme First Foundation held its second edition of the She Runs Government Dialogues, as a series of webinars in partnership with The Quint. In this episode, the panelists shared their lived experiences of advocating for women’s reservation in the Indian parliament.
The panelists were:
1) Ms Margaret Alva, Former Governor & Union Minister
2) Ms Brinda Karat, Former MP, Rajya Sabha
3) Ms Renuka Chowdhury, Former Union Minister & MP
The session was moderated by Ms Pragya Tiwari, Editor of Indian Policy Collective
(This has been converted from the webinar LIVEcasted on The Quint.)