منتدى الإعلاميات العراقيات-iraqi women journalists form موقع منتدى الاعلاميات العراقيات- اول منظمة مجتمع مدني عراقية تعنى بالاعلام والمرأة
Baghdad: IWJF
The Independent Electoral Commission adopted the recommendations of the IWJF poll on the voter’s opinion on the candidacy of women for elections and the factors influencing their success.
This was stated in a press conference held by the IWJF to launch the results of the survey, which was distributed in six governorates. Mr. Mutamad Al-Musawi the council member of the IHEC and the chief of the Gender team confirmed that the study carried out by the forum for more than nine months is a distinct effort and the IHEC hold these efforts in high esteem. Al-Musawi stated after studying the methodology and tools of the survey: “We, as an independent Electoral Commission, are concerned with the recommendations reached :by the poll, including
1Support the democratic electoral experiment and expand the culture of political participation and take gender into consideration.
2seek not counting the number of electoral seats obtained by women either with the votes they got or with votes for their political part from the scope of the provided quarter law
3Conducting specialized studies by the concerned organizations in cooperation with the Electoral Commission on the data of women candidates in each governorate and how to use media to support independent women.
4Training the candidates on media appearance by demanding from the government and the Iraqi Media Network to invest in its training institute and strengthening the abilities of female candidates.
5Add a punitive text to the section of electoral crimes in the election law of the Iraqi Parliament and the provincial councils concerning the criminalization and punishment of all who denounce women candidates or affect their reputation, and anyone who violate their electoral images with immoral behavior. In order to protect them and encourage them participating in the elections safely.
