The College of Mass Communication at the University of Baghdad hosted a scientific workshop entitled “The Role of Social Media in Supporting Women’s Political Participation in Accordance with Islamic Sharia”, under the patronage of the Prime Minister, in the presence of the Advisor to the Prime Minister for Education Affairs, Dr. Adnan Al-Sarraj, the Office of the Advisor to the Prime Minister for Women’s Affairs and the Scientific Assistant to the President of the University of Baghdad.
The workshop aimed to illuminate the reality of Iraqi women’s political participation in light of the democratic transition and the most prominent challenges and difficulties women must overcome to enter political work.
In conclusion, the workshop came out with recommendations, the most important of which are the manufacture of an influential political discourse for women in order to influence the electoral environment, support centers that care about women’s affairs and enhance their efforts, as well as the development of awareness and educational programs that refine electoral campaigns to create a generation of future female voters.
