Head of MIFTAH’s Board of Directors, Dr. Hanan Ashrawi held a meeting on April 22 with a group of women candidates and spokeswomen for electoral lists, which addressed the requirements and means of impact and persuasion in public discourse and communication within the context of election campaigns. The goal of the meeting was to ensure quality participation for these candidates and to reaffirm their role in presenting and conveying the platforms of their lists to the public, which will reflect on the nature of women’s participation in the PLC in particular, and the Palestinian political system in general.

The participants discussed the form and content of public discourse when addressing and influencing the public. This includes ways to communicate and interact with the people and navigate through their differences from their respective political standpoints. The candidates were very interactive during the meeting, which included a mix of politically-experienced women and the new generation.

This is the first of other meetings to be held with women candidates, particularly from the Gaza Strip.