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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Argentina: ”Las mujeres que sufrimos violencia política no nos callamos más”
APP
La Senadora Nacional Magdalena Odarda (partido RIO) celebró que el Senado de la Nación haya sancionado por unanimidad, en la noche del pasado martes, las leyes que incorporan el acoso callejero y la violencia política como modalidades de violencia...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
African women in politics: miles to go before parity is achieved
Modern Ghana
In the fight for gender equality, women around the world have advanced in small and large ways. Yet for women in Africa, progress is measured in micro steps, and the struggle has a long way to go. The good news is that women’s representation in...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Multimedia
Helen Clark, radio interview
Nga Taonga
New Zealand's first elected female Prime Minister, Helen Clark became active in politics while studying at the University of Auckland. In this radio interview from election night in 1981, you can hear the newly-elected MP for Mt Albert talking about...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
WGBH News investigates gender diversity in local politics with ambitious digital project
WGBH
More than 500. That’s how many phone calls and emails Laura Colarusso, WGBH News digital managing editor, and Emily Judem, digital producer, made to Massachusetts city and town governments to gather information about women in local politics for...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Some Americans still doubt women's emotional suitability for politics, according to study
CBS News
The jam-packed 2020 Democratic presidential field includes six women, the largest-ever number of women to run for a party's presidential nomination. But a new study finds that some Americans still question whether women have the emotional fitness...
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Thursday, April 18, 2019
Indonesia's had gender quotas in parliament for years - why aren't they working?
SBS News
From her home in Jakarta, Permaswari Wardani proudly holds up an intricate hand-drawn comic. It’s her humorous take on what she sees as the wrongs in Indonesian politics today. The 38-year-old architect hopes the run of 5,000 copies – leading to...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Twitter bot tracks abusive tweets against female politicians
News Edmonton
Artificial intelligence is tracking the vile comments hurled at female Alberta politicians during the election campaign. “One of the major barriers that women face when they're thinking of running for office, especially lately, is the abuse they...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Study: Women presidential candidates endure tougher coverage
Buffalo News
Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand has drawn some harsh media coverage since launching her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in January – but in that, it seems she's part of a sisterhood. Women candidates for the Democratic nomination are...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Trickle-down equality: More women in Congress means less sexism for staffers
Roll Call
Women in Congress have been getting attention recently for calling out casual sexism on the Hill — and female staffers say it’s making their jobs easier. California Rep. Katie Hill told a male colleague she didn’t appreciate his sexual innuendo on...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The real reason America has never had a female president
Refinary 29
By Natalie Gontcharova, When you have conversations with people, few will admit that they think a woman president is a bad idea, in theory. In fact, many will enthusiastically say "it's time" for a woman in the White House. According to a recent...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Demeaning women is an assault on our politics
Hindustan Times
Women in Indian politics face a double disadvantage. The first is the difficulty in getting a foot in through the door in a male-dominated arena. Women account for only 12.15% of the outgoing 16th Lok Sabha. The second is facing unacceptable sexist...
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Tuesday, April 16, 2019
Goodluck Kwaramba
Goodluck Kwaramba is Member of Parliament of Zimbabwe. This interview was conducted in March 2019 in the margins of the CSW63 in New York.
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Friday, April 12, 2019
Women must be at ‘centre of peacekeeping decision-making’, UN chief tells Security Council
United Nations
Through its landmark resolution 1325 on women and peace and security, the Council reaffirmed the participation and involvement of women, which the UN chief hailed as “a key element in the maintenance of international peace and security”. He also...
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Friday, April 12, 2019
MPs discuss ways to achieve gender equality at CSW63
Inter-Parliamentary Union
The IPU and UN Women held a joint parliamentary event at the 63rd Session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW63) on 13 March 2019 in New York. Participants at the event discussed ways of making social protection programmes more gender...
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Friday, April 12, 2019
Colombia : In spite of the conflict & continued violence, disappearances, femicide, women weave the social fabric of communities for leadership, resilience, peace
WUNRN
In Colombia’s southern province of Putumayo, a group of women is stitching together social fabric despite an alarming number of ongoing threats and acts of violence against them. Fifteen days before her wedding in 1990, Sandra* was kidnapped and...
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Friday, April 12, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
India: Ironic lack of women candidates in northeastern states
Telegraph India
By Sudipta Bhattacharjee, My vote matters’. This is how the Election Commission is exhorting the electorate “in our ageless democracy,” in a poster depicting two tribal women from Sikkim. “The lines on my face do not matter, the ink on my finger...
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Friday, April 12, 2019
India: History’s biggest election has no place for women
Quartz India
History’s biggest elections are yet another proof that we live in a “man’s world.” Less than 8% of the total 1,271 candidates contesting the first phase of India’s general election are women. Polls to elect India’s new Lok Sabha (parliament’s lower...
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Friday, April 12, 2019
US: What woman presidential candidates are facing
CNN
The 2020 presidential election marks the first time more than two women have competed in the Democratic or Republican primaries, according to the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University. Democratic congresswomen Tulsi Gabbard of...
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