Elections
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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May 1, 2024
Who is Myriam Spiteri Debono, the former Speaker set to become the next President?
Myriam Spiteri Debono, a notary and former parliamentary speaker, is set to become the 11th President of Malta on 4 April.
April 29, 2024
India: just 8% women candidates contested first two phases of Lok Sabha polls
Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, with political activists saying it
April 25, 2024
How gendered disinformation on social media harms Kenyan women seeking political office
April 24, 2024
Togo: Women candidates campaign ahead legislative and regional elections
As Togo prepares for the legislative and regional elections on April 29, 2024, a significant number of women are in the electoral race, defying traditional norms and expectations.
April 22, 2024
More people will vote in 2024 than ever before … but where are the female candidates?
With more people set to vote in elections t
April 10, 2024
Elections reveal a growing gender divide across South Korea
SEOUL, South Korea – When South Koreans elect a new parliament this week, the outcome will shape the next four years of the country's politics.
Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence & Elections
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April 9, 2024
Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence & Elections
Welcome to the Knight Center’s new free online course, “Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence and Elections,” organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in collaboration with UNESCO, UNDP, and with support of the Electoral A
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Welcome to the Knight Center’s new free online course, “Freedom of Expression, Artificial Intelligence and Elections,” organized by the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas, in collaboration with UNESCO, UNDP, and with support of the Electoral A
April 8, 2024
Female MEPs warned of deep-fake explicit image threat ahead of upcoming elections
Female MEPs have been warned of the threat of deep-fake explicit images being used against them in the upcoming elections.