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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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Political leadership in PNG: women parliamentarians in the elections

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January 26, 2022

Political leadership in PNG: women parliamentarians in the elections

The three women parliamentarians who were elected in the 2012 Papua New Guinea (PNG) election failed to win re-election in the 2017 general election. Their electoral defeats only deepen the concern for gender representation in parliament.

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The three women parliamentarians who were elected in the 2012 Papua New Guinea (PNG) election failed to win re-election in the 2017 general election. Their electoral defeats only deepen the concern for gender representation in parliament.

January 26, 2022
Women majority happened because Finnish elections started from a clean slate, says researcher

Finland's county council elections were the first regional or municipality elections in the history of the country in which women won the majority of seats. In total, female candidates snapped up 53 percent of county councillor spots in the elections.

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January 26, 2022
Indian Election body notifies wards to be reserved for women

Sounding bugle for the upcoming municipal polls in Delhi, the state election commission on Tuesday notified the wards that would be reserved for Scheduled Caste and women candidates in north, south and east municipal corporations.

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January 24, 2022
Is there scope for equitable representation of women leaders in UP elections 2022?

Political parties are all set for the upcoming elections in the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is a very important demographic with 403 assembly seats.

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January 21, 2022
Barbados PM Mia Mottley who broke with Queen wins landslide second term

Mia Mottley, who shot to international fame during the Cop26 climate talks and oversaw Barbados’s break with the Queen last year, has won a second term as the Caribbean nation’s prime minister.

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Pampanga women in politics

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January 21, 2022

Pampanga women in politics

WOMEN empowerment. Very obvious now in any given society. Anywhere in the world, sans for few countries like Russia and North Korea. We should applaud the women involvement. She is no longer the weaker sex. They can be on top of any situations.

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WOMEN empowerment. Very obvious now in any given society. Anywhere in the world, sans for few countries like Russia and North Korea. We should applaud the women involvement. She is no longer the weaker sex. They can be on top of any situations.

January 21, 2022
Aisha Buhari calls for inclusion of more women in politics in Nigeria

The First Lady, Aisha Buhari, has called for more concerted actions toward better recognition of the contributions that women make in national development. 

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Women in leadership training manual (Kenya)

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January 20, 2022

Women in leadership training manual (Kenya)

KAS consolidated a training manual that would be used to conduct a long-term tailored engagement on selected aspiring women politicians on effective campaign strategies leading up to elections.

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KAS consolidated a training manual that would be used to conduct a long-term tailored engagement on selected aspiring women politicians on effective campaign strategies leading up to elections.

January 20, 2022
CSOs seek women participation in Abuja area councils’ election

Women groups and Gender Focused Civil society organisation has called for more women participation in the forthcoming FCT area council election.

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