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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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https://theconversation.com/south-korea-election-lee-jae-myung-takes-over-a-country-split-by-gender-politics-257923
June 5, 2025
South Korea election: Lee Jae-myung takes over a country split by gender politics

Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea’s snap presidential election with a clear lead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8njzr42zvo
June 5, 2025
These women helped bring down a president - now they say they feel invisible

An Byunghui was in the middle of a video game on the night of 3 December when she learned that the South Korean president had declared martial law.

the guardian
May 16, 2025
Polish election: Tusk party urged to show it is not ‘deceiving women’ on abortion

Poland’s presidential elections are a “historic, groundbreaking” chance for Donald Tusk’s centrist party to show it was not trying to “deceive women” when it promised to change some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, campaigners have said.

What the voter gender divide means for Canada’s political future

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May 16, 2025

What the voter gender divide means for Canada’s political future

Canada’s recent federal election suggests a growing gender divide in political preferences.

Canada’s recent federal election suggests a growing gender divide in political preferences.

globe and the mail
April 23, 2025
Number of female candidates drops across parties: study

The number of female candidates running for federal office has dropped in this election, a fresh analysis shows, raising fears that this will make gender parity in the House of Commons a more distant prospect.

Electing More Women Helps All Of Us Build Wealth (And Vice Versa)

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April 23, 2025

Electing More Women Helps All Of Us Build Wealth (And Vice Versa)

The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio recently commissioned original research to uncover the barriers and accelerators women experience in building wealth in our region.

The Women’s Fund of Central Ohio recently commissioned original research to uncover the barriers and accelerators women experience in building wealth in our region.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/men-and-women-are-more-divided-and-it-could-sway-the-election/105188052
April 23, 2025
Evidence grows that men and women are more divided — and it could sway the election

Is gender the sleeper issue of this election?

According to research to be published later this week by the ANU, the views of women and men in Australia are becoming more divided.

Datablog | Georgians overwhelming see gender equality as important to country’s future success

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April 23, 2025

Datablog | Georgians overwhelming see gender equality as important to country’s future success

A recent UN Women and CRRC Georgia study has found that the vast majority of Georgians find it important to work towards a more equal society.

A recent UN Women and CRRC Georgia study has found that the vast majority of Georgians find it important to work towards a more equal society.