Meet KA.DER
KA.DER is a women’s organization that supports the equal representation of women in all areas. It recognizes the equality of men and women as a requirement for democracy in decision-making bodies which make decisions affecting society and individuals and include selection and appointment.
Women are far away from equal representation in senior management and especially politics although they have demonstrated their existence in different social areas. KA.DER was founded in March 1997 to combat gender inequality, provide participation of all citizens in decision-making processes, bring women’s experience and problem-solving skills to social and political areas, and work to increase women’s representation rates in all decision-making bodies that come by selection and appointment.
Regarding the indicative property of politics in communal living, KA.DER has set its target primarily as providing equal representation in politics. Equal representation in politics will provide the realization of gender equality in all fields.
What KA.DER Does
- Raising the awareness on gender equality against male dominance in social and political life
- Removing the economical, social, cultural and legal obstacles for women's participating in politics,
- Including private precaution policies in laws and political party regulations to provide equal representation of women in decision-making bodies,
- Exclusion of discriminating expressions against women from laws and regulations,
- Making laws that will ensure women's rights and freedoms,
- Empowerment of women, being in a position that can exercise, defend and expand their rights,
- Empowerment of women party members, making them visible in their parties and encouraging them to be candidates for local and general elections,
- Conducting lobbying, campaigns, defense, organization, solidarity and educational works to develop cooperation and coalition related to problems of and policies for women between women participating in political parties.
KA.DER's Principles
- Standing against any kinds of discrimination,
- Standing equally distant from any legal parties,
- Working in cooperation with women's branch and women deputies of all parties at an equal distance,
- Reflecting and extending the women's perspective to each work,
- Working to place Gender Mainstreaming in each politics and programme.
Which Woman Candidates Does KA.DER Support
- KA.DER supports woman who has woman perspective,
- Having the determination to end any kind of discrimination and violence against women,
- Adopting the principles of Secular Republic, respect for human rights, working democracy and supremacy of law,
- Supporting the empowerment of civil society,
- Being against any kinds of fanaticism, bigotry, racism, social pollution, violance and war and has an environmental awareness
- Being honest, principled and has a unifying style,
- Entering politics with the aim of true representation of women and public.
Organizational Structure
- Democratic participation is essential.
- The headquarters is in Istanbul.
- KA.DER has 5 branches (Mersin, Adana, Istanbul Kadikoy, Izmir and Ankara) and 3 agencies (Balikesir, East Mediterranean, Tuzla) by 2021.
