Political Mentoring: Mentoring and training programs prepare women for political work and enhance their political skills, Local Positions. Local-level positions equip women with the skills necessary for higher levels of public office and careers in regional and national politics. Women's political participation is a fundamental prerequisite for gender equality and genuine democracy. It facilitates women's direct engagement in public decision-making and is a means of ensuring better accountability to women. We define women's political empowerment as a process of increasing capacity for women, leading to greater choice, agency, and participation in societal decision-making. Women in public life.  Women often participation public life via their membership in women's organizations, community action groups, voluntary organizations, and other close to home groups. They prefer to participate in activities which are problem solving rather than institution building.