India: more women keen to contest coming elections in Telangana
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Women’s political participation in electoral processes requires targeted support to overcome gender discrimination. Key strategies for enhancing gender balance in electoral processes include: working with political parties to promote gender sensitive policies and practices to foster women’s leadership; targeted outreach and support for women to register to vote and safely access polling stations; guarantee of protection from election related violence and harassment; the use of quotas and temporary special measures to increase women’s representation; effective technical and financial support to women candidates and political leaders; and engagement of male champions for women’s empowerment and gender equality.
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Lack of information, hopelessness dampen women’s election excitement in Bulawayo
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August 2023 election: Zim’s women battle to break political glass ceiling
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Despite an elaborate legislative and policy framework in Zimbabwe pushing for women’s participation in politics, the numbers from the nomination process show a regression at all levels of candidature compared to statistics recorded in 2018. Overall, 70 women are contesting for National Assembly seats, accounting for 11% of the 637 prospective candidates. In the 2018 general elections, women constituted 14.4% of the 1648 national assembly candidates.
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Despite an elaborate legislative and policy framework in Zimbabwe pushing for women’s participation in politics, the numbers from the nomination process show a regression at all levels of candidature compared to statistics recorded in 2018. Overall, 70 women are contesting for National Assembly seats, accounting for 11% of the 637 prospective candidates. In the 2018 general elections, women constituted 14.4% of the 1648 national assembly candidates.
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6% Nigerian women participation in politics worrisome, say experts
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Participation of Nigerian women in politics has been described as the lowest in Africa despite the fact that the country is regarded as the giant of Africa.
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Participation of Nigerian women in politics has been described as the lowest in Africa despite the fact that the country is regarded as the giant of Africa.
Revelead: why women lose elections in Nigeria – Survey
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August 8, 2023
Revelead: why women lose elections in Nigeria – Survey
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Zimbabwe: African Rights Commission flags violence against women ahead of 2023 harmonised elections
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Zimbabwe: African Rights Commission flags violence against women ahead of 2023 harmonised elections
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Women facing ‘offline and online’ violence ahead of elections in Zimbabwe – African commission
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August 3, 2023
Women facing ‘offline and online’ violence ahead of elections in Zimbabwe – African commission
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USA: these black women are running for office to save reproductive rights
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When it comes to politics, Black women have always been “at the forefront of change.” In a post- Roe v. Wade world, that’s more true now than ever.
President Barack Obama has publicly acknowledged our import, remarking in a speech how Black women have historically “helped carry this country forward,” even though “we ‘weren’t always given a voice,’ much less celebrated.”
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When it comes to politics, Black women have always been “at the forefront of change.” In a post- Roe v. Wade world, that’s more true now than ever.
President Barack Obama has publicly acknowledged our import, remarking in a speech how Black women have historically “helped carry this country forward,” even though “we ‘weren’t always given a voice,’ much less celebrated.”
Zimbabwean women are reduced to cheerleaders in the upcoming election, activists say
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July 25, 2023
Zimbabwean women are reduced to cheerleaders in the upcoming election, activists say
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