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Opportunities and Challenges: Women’s Political Participation in the Digital Age

Digital technologies have expanded opportunities for women in political participation, advocacy, and knowledge-sharing, but also present significant risks, particularly through technology-…

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Gender Norms in Politics

To this day, decision-making remains widely dominated by men as they make up 64% of elected local officials, 73% of parliamentarians, 77% of cabinet ministers, and about 90% of heads of government…

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Women in Politics and the Media

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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Women in Politics

The gender gap in politics remains the largest gender gap across sectors. In 2022, women are still marginalized and unfairly represented at all levels of government globally, making up 36% of…

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Closing the Gender Gap in Politics

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Women’s Participation in Public Life

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Women’s Leadership in the COVID-19 Response

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Online Violence Against Women in Politics

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Commemorating the 40th Anniversary of CEDAW

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The Role of Political Parties in Promoting Women in Politics

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Political Participation of Women with Disabilities

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Women in Public Administration

“Increasing the proportion of women in public institutions makes them more representative, increases innovation, improves decision-making

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Violence Against Women in Politics

For more than one year, the groundbreaking #MeToo movement and related Time’s Up initiative have…

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Funding for Women Candidates

Women continue to be severely underrepresented in decision-making processes and bodies across the world at all levels.

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Women's Participation in Local Government

The under-representation of women at any level of governance and decision-making results in a democratic deficit. It has been proven time and again that diverse groups make…

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Engaging Male Champions to Support Women’s Political Participation

Research and experience has documen

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Youth Political Participation

Young people are often excluded or overlooked as political candidates.

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Women's political participation: a fundamental prerequisite for gender equality, democracy and achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

In September 2015, 193 Member State

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National Intergenerational Dialogue on Advancing Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making

The main purpose of the National Intergenerational Dialogue is to promote intergenerational interactions/exchanges to bridge generational divides and to address the causes of…

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Regional Dialogue on Advancing Transformative Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation
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Strategies and tools to support women in public life against gender-based violence online and offline
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