Name : Raquana Neptune

Date: 09/ 03/ 2022

Registration Number: #0800010884
Form: 5S
Subject: English A
Group Topic: Gender Equality
Sub- Topic: Women rights in Politics
 Table of content

Introduction________________________________3

Plan of investigation_________________________4

Piece of data #1 Poem________________________5

Piece of data #2 Video________________________6

Piece of data #3 Article_______________________7

Reflection #1________________________________8

Refection #2_________________________________9

Reflection #3_______________________________10

Oral presentation____________________________11

Oral presentation overview___________________12

Written report_______________________________13

Bibliography________________________________14

Introduction
What is ‘Gender Equality’?

Gender equality, also known as sexual equality or equality of sexes, is

the state of ease of access to resource and opportunities regardless of
gender, including ecomic participation and decision-making; and the
state of valuing different behaviors, aspirations and needs
equally,regardlessof gender. Gender equality aims to achieve genuine
equality between men and women by planting the idea of respecting
human rights deeply into society. Yet, many problems remain unsolved,
preventing gender equal society from being achieved.

Plan of investigation
Topic : Gender Equality
Sub- Topic : Women rights in Politics

The researcher chose the topic ‘Women rights in

Politics’ because of the many countenance of young women being
mistreated or inequality to men in politics.

The topic peeked the researcher interest because

having witnessed and resided with individuals such as aunts who
have been victims of mistreatment of the lack of gender equality. I
expect to learn as an English student by understanding the effects
of women rights equality in politics and comprehend it forward for
the future.

The researcher planned by getting information by

watching a video, reading articles and reading a poem.

Piece of Data #1 Poem

 How to change the system

To empower women for political action,

While we deal with system oppression

Disguised under the “myth of equality”?

“So many people still ask why

We call for more women in politics”,

Women are allow to be in this room,

What else do you want?

We are being nice to Mary?

By Julia Forsova

Piece of Data #2 Video

Piece of Data #3 Article
As a matter of fact, the number of women represented in parliament has increased around the world in recent years. According
to the report Women on Parliament, published by the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) in 2019, the Americas continue to lead in
terms of both regional averages of women in parliament and the rate of change observed following elections last year. In 2018,
Asia and the Pacific followed the Americas over women’s representation in the parliament, reaching stability and new
engagements. In Europe, advances and erosions in some countries were registered. Parliaments in Africa, the Middle East,
and the North Africa (MENA) region witnessed relatively modest progress.

While the number of women in parliament continues to rise globally, albeit slowly, women also face increased violence and
harassment. This negatively impacts their health and their performance and ultimately dissuades them from running for election
or even pushes them to leave office prematurely. This is often linked to the fact that by entering the political domain, women are
shifting away from a role that confined them to the private sphere by entering a world where their legitimacy is sometimes
challenged. For years, the IPU has addressed violence against women in politics as a widespread phenomenon, but several
factors in 2018 brought this issue to greater prominence, as highlighted in the report Women on Parliament. This includes the
publication of the report Violence against women in politics by the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes
and consequences, which contains specific recommendations to States in this arena. The most recent edition of the IPU report
also highlights the extended use of the #MeToo hashtag that has been used to denounce sexual harassment and violence in all
spheres of life, including politics, specifically parliaments, and the problems with violence against women that have surfaced in
the course of the election cycle in a number of countries.

In the report titled Sexism, harassment and violence against women in parliaments in Europe, the IPU acknowledges the high
prevalence of such acts and behaviour, where 85.2 % of female MPs who participated in the study said that they experienced
psychological violence in the course of their term of office, while one in four reported suffering sexual harassment. This study
follows the findings of a 2016 report conducted across 39 countries, where 81.8% of the female parliamentarians surveyed from
all countries and regions reported psychological violence, and 44.4% of those surveyed said they had received threats of death,
rape, beatings or abduction. All of these studies reveal that acts of psychological violence against women are especially
profuse online and through social media.

Concerningly, in most parts of the world, violence against women in the political sphere has very low levels of prosecution, and
violence perpetrated through social media benefits from a very significant degree of impunity. In 2016, British Labour Member
of Parliament Jo Cox and Honduran environmental activist Berta Cáceres were murdered for their political efforts and
participation, and neither of these cases was met with the prosecution of the perpetrators. A study examining violence against
women in politics in India, Nepal, and Pakistan found that for all three nations, there exists low political participation due to the
fear of violent consequences. There is particular difficulty in implementing laws protecting women while many cases were
unreported, and the reported cases had high acquittal rates.

The CEDAW Committee has reported in several periodic reviews that women in many countries face repression, discrimination,
and violence as a consequence of their participation in political and public life. A 2018 report of the Special Rapporteur on
violence against women, its causes and consequences discussed how violence against women in politics preserves archaic
gender roles and inequalities. In 2013, the Working Group on Discrimination against Women in law and practice’s thematic
report highlighted the stigmatization, harassment and outright attacks used to silence and discredit women who are outspoken
as leaders, community workers, human rights defenders, and politicians. These forms of violence against female political
candidates are tactics used to discourage women from exercising their right to vote and run for elections.

accountability is needed. The 2018 report of the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences,
has noted that in addition to legislative measures, a range of other measures can be taken by State parties to prevent and
tackle violence against women in this field and ensure victims’ access to justice to end the cycle of impunity. This includes
raising awareness, collecting anVarious countries have implemented diverse strategies to combat violence against women in
politics including the adoption of laws. In 2012, Bolivia became the first country to criminalise political violence and harassment
against women. Ecuador, Peru, Costa Rica, and Mexico have introduced similar legal initiatives. In 2015, the Committee of
Experts of the Follow-up Mechanism to the Belém do Pará Convention (MESECVI) adopted the Declaration on Political
Harassment and Violence against Women and in 2017 and published a model law drawing on experiences in Bolivia to serve
as inspiration for other legislative measures in the region.

While the adoption of laws and regulations can contribute to preventing and addressing violence against women
parliamentarians, a holistic approach that emphasizes d monitoring data and analyzing cases on violence against women in
politics to design prevention strategies, strengthening complaint mechanisms and response protocols and codes of conduct for
institutions, ensuring the functionality of enforcement mechanisms, implementing capacity-building activities, and establishing
monitoring bodies and access to justice and reparations mechanisms. The Special Rapporteur also encourages the media to
promote public awareness and actions to mitigate gender-based stereotypes and violence against women in politics and
increase the visibility of women’s empowerment initiatives.

Reflection # 1
 Witnessing and comprehending women rights in politics.
The poem ‘Women In Political Action’ by Julia Fursova is clear and
profound because it shows how gender equality can change the
system against women. It illustrates the challenges involved in
gender equity work as well as partners’ perseverance and strengths
in facing and addressing those challenges.

Studying the article ‘Women in Politics Sector Focus’ by

16dayscampaign, The researcher acquired a knowledge of, all over
the world, women remain significantly underrepresented in
decision-making positions and political roles. It’s essential for
economic prosperity. Societies that value women and men as equal
are safer and healthier.

A video revealing about women in politics. It shows how

many women were harassed or violence to get into politics.
Women's political participation results in tangible gains for
democracy, including greater responsiveness to citizen needs,
increased cooperation across party and ethnic lines, and more
sustainable peace.

Reflection #2
 The poem is an argumentative piece. The poem had
information about Women rights in politics and benefits. The
language used here was clear and exact, easy to comprehend.

The language used in the article is informative usage of

formal language. This article is an expository piece of writing. It
gives clear information about Gender equality in politics and the
mistreatment of women who take part in politics. The article
persuades women to achieve equal rights and stop being a sideline
in society.

The video language was informal. It was easy to

comprend since there were no difficult terms used. The persuasive
piece the presenters use their life experience and logical reasoning
to clearly present their topic.

Reflection #3
 With the completion of this SBA the researchers have
gained more insight about the importance of ‘Gender Equality’ in
politics, as well as many benefits it can bring to society. The sub-
topic the researcher chose to investigate intrigued me as I was
amazed of how much hardship women went through to bring
gender equality into the world. Through the execution of this SBA
the teacher was able to increase knowledge on the topic ‘ Gender
Equality’.

Choosing artefacts that best suited the sub-topic was easier

than expected, probably because of the road sphere the sub-topic
covered. I was able to narrow my investigation to three artefacts
that I deemed worthy for the completion of the research.This SBA
improves my research reasoning as well as vocabulary and
comprehension skills. I am more adept in speaking and writing
english.

Oral presentation
 When we talk about women’s political participation, it is easy
for us to imagine the empty seats around the decision-making table,
and a little more difficult to picture the many obstacles and
challenges women face to get into those seats. There is a growing
recognition that women in 2020 are marginalised from political and
public life. In the past few years, we’ve seen this play out in high
profile elections in the US and around the world. Women are putting
themselves forward for elections more and more, yet their numbers
are still far behind those of men. Why is this the case? Even though
it is widely accepted that development, peace and prosperity in
societies cannot be achieved without half of the world’s population,
women continue to be sidelined in decision-making. The stigma
against women in politics is still alive and well. They continue to
face structural, socioeconomic, institutional and cultural barriers.

Tackling those barriers takes effort on the part of every

element of society whether it is government, civil society, the media,
academia, the private sector, youth and yes, even men.

Oral Presentation Overview

Topic: Woman Right In Decision-Making

Genre: Argumentative Speech

Language: Metaphors, allusion, images

Written Report

This SBA started with our teacher explaining to us the

different sections of the English SBA, which once we gasped. Our
topic and subtopics were selected. We frequently requested help
from our teacher regarding our reflections as we did not fully
understand what it should entail.
The researchers of this project were made with the delicate use of
the internet. The pieces of data were very informative and also
helped in improving our grammar and vocabulary.

The researchers of the group use three of the best pieces to

complete the written report, a poem, video and article.

The first piece of data was taken from a poem done by

Shraddha Shraddha the poetess. The poet used informal language.
In the poem it is clear that the women did not have any equal rights
and she feels pain both physically and mentally. The poem then
goes on to say that ‘then why always she suffers’. The poem
speaks about women being sidelined and having less opportunities
for anything in society.

Second piece of data is a video by Vice New. In the video

women interviewed, who were in the political department, spoke
out on the challenges they face to get into the role. Showing the
difficulty it takes to get into politics, even going as far as being
harassed and treated unequally to men but theses fight for their
rights regardless what the society thinks.

The last piece of data is an article by Javier Cerrato and Eva

Cifre. It was clear to see that sometimes still see people woman
suppose to be at home doing home chores and looking at the
children.Thus, results show that traditional gender roles still affect
the way men and women manage the work and family interaction,
although the increased WFC due to involvement in housework is
not exclusive to women, but also occurs in men. Personal and
institutional recommendations are made on the basis of these
results to cope with these conflicts.
 The three pieces of data chosen show a clear representation
of Gender Equality and how women are still sideline even to this
day.

BIBLIOGRAPHY

Peom;
https://resources.beststart.org/product/j46-en-
poem-women-political-action/

Video;
https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=GICS2uUGvTE

Article;

https://16dayscampaign.org/campaigns/
women-in-politics-sector-focus/