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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Ahead of Kenya elections, female politicians face abuse, attacks

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 08/03/2022 - 05:07

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Ahead of Kenya elections, female politicians face abuse, attacks

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Dozens of female candidates have been physically assaulted while campaigning ahead of the August 9 elections in Kenya.

Liz Njue, a Kenyan psychologist who wanted to stand for a county assembly seat, had just arrived to vote in her party primary when opponents attacked her, pulling her hair and tearing her blouse. She fled without casting her ballot and lost the race.

Dozens of female candidates have been physically assaulted while campaigning ahead of the August 9 elections in Kenya.

Stereotypes, violence keep women out of politics in Zimbabwe

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August 2, 2022

Stereotypes, violence keep women out of politics in Zimbabwe

In Zimbabwe, a deeply conservative country, fewer women have participated as candidates in elections since independence in 1980, compared to men.

‘Enough is enough’: the fight to elect women to Papua New Guinea’s men-only parliament

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August 2, 2022

‘Enough is enough’: the fight to elect women to Papua New Guinea’s men-only parliament

In nearly 50 years, PNG has elected just seven female MPs. Money, culture and corruption are all working against the women trying to address the problem.

Kenya Election 2022: The struggle of women aspirants in marginalised communities

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August 1, 2022

Kenya Election 2022: The struggle of women aspirants in marginalised communities

Three Kenyan women from marginalised communities share their experiences running for political office in the forthcoming general election and describe how they are determined to overcome their challenges.

Kenya's women in politics still fighting to get their voices heard

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July 28, 2022

Kenya's women in politics still fighting to get their voices heard

As Kenya prepares to vote in a new president next month, we take a closer look at the role of women in the country’s politics. In Uganda, we bring you a report on efforts to respond to a major hunger crisis in the country’s northeast.

US: Data on 2022 women candidates by race and ethnicity

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July 27, 2022

US: Data on 2022 women candidates by race and ethnicity

The 2022 midterms have led to some new records for women candidates for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and governor in various race and ethnicity groups, according to an analysis of candidate filings from CAWP.

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Women candidates set records in 2022 midterms as gender becomes a primary theme in national discourse, research group says

Submitted by Editor on Wed, 07/27/2022 - 05:29

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Women candidates set records in 2022 midterms as gender becomes a primary theme in national discourse, research group says

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(CNN) 2022 marks a record high for women running in gubernatorial and Senate races, but the total number of women running for the House of Representatives fell slightly from previous cycles, according to an analysis by the Center for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University.