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She Represents 2025 is a 7-day leadership program exclusively designed for 40 local Women Elected Representatives selected through a multi-stage process across India. This program welcomes elected women from urban and rural areas and those under Panchayats Extension to Scheduled Areas (PESA) governance. It is an attempt to strengthen the outcomes of the recently passed Women’s Reservation Act.

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Program Dates:  28 June - 04 July 2025 (Delhi) 

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Selected participants will come to Delhi and stay together in a residential venue.

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The primary language used for facilitation would be Hindi and English.

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Applications start Date : 08 March 2025

First Deadline : 06 April 2025

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Why apply to She Represents?

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Gain concrete political knowledge and skills

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Learn governance skills, negotiation with bureaucracy

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Develop communication and public speaking

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Personal mentoring support

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Listen to senior political leaders and top bureaucrats

Highlights of
She Represents 2024

She Represents 2024 was a seven-day-long immersive journey that aimed to empower elected women representatives from across the country. Previously hybrid, this edition was completely conducted in person in Delhi from 13 July to 19 July 2024. There were 40 women elected representatives from 9 states of the country. The focus of the program was on locally elected women leaders. 

The program aimed to identify leadership styles, address governance challenges, and foster community among women politicians. Key highlights included a visit to Rashtrapati Bhavan, a session on governance by Responsive Governance Foundation, discussions on identity and gender in politics, and an address by Alka Lamba. The program concluded with participants crafting six-month action plans using the 6 Capitals framework.

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Program Highlights

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Political knowledge & skills

  • Build a strong understanding of the Indian political system, political ideologies
     

  • Build expertise in a variety of political skills like narrative building, community mobilisation, etc.
     

  • Sharpen your media and public speaking skills
     

  • Learn about constitution and its relevance in your work

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Community

  • Be part of a community of elected women representatives from across the country
     

  • Connect with experts and senior leaders from various parties and regions
     

  • Integrate with the larger ISD alumni ecosystem which consists of local representatives and position holders in various parties

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Governance

  • Understand overview of urban and rural local governance
     

  • Learn how to negotiate with government officials and get the work done
     

  • Learn from senior bureaucrats and governance experts
     

  • ​Improve your planning and other practical skills relevant for daily governance work

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Inner Work and Leadership

  • Engage in contemplative activities aimed at cultivating self-awareness to attain inner clarity​

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  • Get exposure to identify biases and perspectives
     

  • Identify limiting and enabling powers within the self
     

  • Engage with questions of political ethics, and articulate your moral compass 

Who is it for?

40 female participants | Age 21 - 50 years

 

Are you a local elected woman representative? 

Are you passionate about bringing change at the grassroots?

If yes, we invite you to apply for She Represents.

 

We value the diversity in our country and encourage women from different political, religious, cultural, class, caste, economic and regional backgrounds to apply.

 

We are looking for women with demonstrated evidence of public service and women who are elected representatives.

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Preferred Profiles

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  1. Ward Member

  2. Panchayat President / Sarpanch

  3. ZP Member 

  4. Municipal Councillor

  5. District Council Member

  6. BDC Member

  7.  Town Council Member

  8. Others 

                   Anyone who is currently in an elected position or has been in a position of elected representative in the past can apply for this program. Age limit - 21 to 50 years. 

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Application Process

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Step 1: You will fill a short application form. This will include some demographic questions, a video question (optional) and some subjective questions to help us understand your journey better.  
 

Step 2: If shortlisted, we will invite you for a virtual interview
 

Step 3: Based on the shortlisting, we will create a cohort of 40 elected women representatives and hold an induction call with them (pre-program induction call). 

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Program Dates: 28 June - 04 July 2024 

(In-person in Delhi)

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Speakers of She Represents 2024

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Alka Lamba

President - All India Mahila Congress

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Bandana Kumari

MLA Shalimar Bagh, Aam Aadmi Party

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Accountability Initiative

Centre for Policy Research

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Scholarship

There will be scholarships of 100% for all the participants 

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The approximate base cost per participant for She Represents is 30,000 INR. But we believe that financial barriers should not prevent women from participating in our program. 

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We invite participants to contribute as per their capacity and look at it as an investment in your own self and your political future.

 

We are committed to bring more women in the political sphere by providing opportunities to women from all socio-economic backgrounds. 

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Please do not let finances be the barrier for your application. 
 

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First deadline to apply 06th April 2025

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