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Advocacy & Lobbying

Advocacy and lobbying are effective tools for gender advocates, male champions, civil society, and other stakeholders to hold leaders accountable to their commitments on concrete, measurable actions that guarantee women can fully and equally enjoy their rights. These include the ability to exercise freedom and choices, go to school, live free from violence, earn equal pay for equal work, and meaningfully engage in decision-making and political processes. Advocacy groups can collectively put pressure their leaders for legislative reforms to protect and promote women’s rights and concerns, which may require coalition-building, fundraising, civic education, awareness-raising and consensus-building on key issue platforms. Influencing legislation itself may require lobbying to convince policy makers and legislators to address specific issues relevant to gender equality and women’s empowerment, which may involve introducing or revising legislation and policy.

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The most affected by terrorism, women seek space in the reconstruction of Niger: 'Villages should live in peace'

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The most affected by terrorism, women seek space in the reconstruction of Niger: 'Villages should live in peace'

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Women have always been at the forefront of people’s struggles in Niger. The example of Saraounia Mangou is emblematic and became a film.

Women have always been at the forefront of people’s struggles in Niger. The example of Saraounia Mangou is emblematic and became a film.

Project Officer Gender Partnership Programme

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January 8, 2025

Project Officer Gender Partnership Programme

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is the global organization of national parliaments with a membership of 181 Member Parliaments and 15 Associate Members.

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) is the global organization of national parliaments with a membership of 181 Member Parliaments and 15 Associate Members.

The Politics of Oppression against Afghan Women

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January 6, 2025

The Politics of Oppression against Afghan Women

As women worldwide grapple with tears and grief, Afghan women endure deafening silence resonating around the world with different stages of bans and sanctions since the Taliban has taken over this land.

As women worldwide grapple with tears and grief, Afghan women endure deafening silence resonating around the world with different stages of bans and sanctions since the Taliban has taken over this land.

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

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December 16, 2024

Backlash: Misogyny in the Digital Age

Backlash, Misogyny in the Digital Age, directed by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist: A shocking story of four women leaders whose lives are overturned by cyberviolence. They share a common cause: refusing to be silenced.

Backlash, Misogyny in the Digital Age, directed by Léa Clermont-Dion and Guylaine Maroist: A shocking story of four women leaders whose lives are overturned by cyberviolence. They share a common cause: refusing to be silenced.

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UNDP brings together women parliamentarians to advance gender equality in Papua New Guinean politics

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UNDP brings together women parliamentarians to advance gender equality in Papua New Guinean politics

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On 25 November 2024, women members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville House of Representatives gathered in Port Moresby for the second stakeholder consultation of the Joint Parliamentary Women’s Caucus this year.

On 25 November 2024, women members of the National Parliament of Papua New Guinea and the Bougainville House of Representatives gathered in Port Moresby for the second stakeholder consultation of the Joint Parliamentary Women’s Caucus this year.