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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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Breaking the mold: Understanding gender and electoral violence

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June 7, 2019

Breaking the mold: Understanding gender and electoral violence

Women around the world are playing increasingly visible roles in the political processes of their countries as voters, candidates, representatives, protesters, journalists and as civic educators in the home, the community and beyond.

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Women around the world are playing increasingly visible roles in the political processes of their countries as voters, candidates, representatives, protesters, journalists and as civic educators in the home, the community and beyond.

Violence against women in elections in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville: An IFES assessment

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June 7, 2019

Violence against women in elections in the Autonomous Region of Bougainville: An IFES assessment

Violence against women in politics is a substantial threat to the integrity of the electoral process, affecting women’s participation as voters, candidates, election officials, activists and political party leaders and undermining free, fair and incl

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Violence against women in politics is a substantial threat to the integrity of the electoral process, affecting women’s participation as voters, candidates, election officials, activists and political party leaders and undermining free, fair and incl

Violence against women in elections in Papua New Guinea: An IFES assessment

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June 7, 2019

Violence against women in elections in Papua New Guinea: An IFES assessment

Violence against women in politics is a substantial threat to the integrity of the electoral process, affecting women’s participation as voters, candidates, election officials, activists and political party leaders and undermining free, fair and incl

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Violence against women in politics is a substantial threat to the integrity of the electoral process, affecting women’s participation as voters, candidates, election officials, activists and political party leaders and undermining free, fair and incl

Violence against women in elections in Afghanistan: An IFES assessment

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June 7, 2019

Violence against women in elections in Afghanistan: An IFES assessment

On October 20, 2018, Afghanistan held its long-delayed national parliamentary (Wolesi Jirga) elections.

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On October 20, 2018, Afghanistan held its long-delayed national parliamentary (Wolesi Jirga) elections.

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Finland's new female-powered government sworn in

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Finland's new female-powered government sworn in

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Finland's new center-left coalition government has been sworn in, with the country's first Social Democratic prime minister in 16 years assuming office along with a climate issue-focused Cabinet where women are in the majority.

The 19-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Antti Rinne — a former finance minister and trade union leader — was approved Thursday in the 200-seat Eduskunta legislature, after which President Sauli Niinisto appointed it.

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Finland's new center-left coalition government has been sworn in, with the country's first Social Democratic prime minister in 16 years assuming office along with a climate issue-focused Cabinet where women are in the majority.

The 19-member Cabinet of Prime Minister Antti Rinne — a former finance minister and trade union leader — was approved Thursday in the 200-seat Eduskunta legislature, after which President Sauli Niinisto appointed it.

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Breaking the glass ceiling: How these women parliamentarians made it

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Breaking the glass ceiling: How these women parliamentarians made it

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With a record 78 MPs, this election proved that female candidates can win.

Meet some first-timers without any political lineage to find out the odds they conquered on the way to Parliament.

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With a record 78 MPs, this election proved that female candidates can win.

Meet some first-timers without any political lineage to find out the odds they conquered on the way to Parliament.

RAMYA HARIDAS| CONGRESS

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Record number of women become MEPs – but men still dominate

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Record number of women become MEPs – but men still dominate

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More women have been elected to the European parliament than ever before but men still account for 60% of MEPs, according to an early analysis of the European election results.

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More women have been elected to the European parliament than ever before but men still account for 60% of MEPs, according to an early analysis of the European election results.

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724 women contested Lok Sabha polls, 78 were elected, yet only 3 made it to PM Modi's cabinet

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724 women contested Lok Sabha polls, 78 were elected, yet only 3 made it to PM Modi's cabinet

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The newly-elected 17th Lok Sabha set the record with highest number of woman: 78 MPs. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, which was sworn-in on Thursday, in a largest-ever gathering, has only six women ministers in the government.

Three of these six women members of Parliament, only three have made it to PM Modi’s cabinet - Nirmala Sitharaman, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Smriti Irani.

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The newly-elected 17th Lok Sabha set the record with highest number of woman: 78 MPs. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cabinet, which was sworn-in on Thursday, in a largest-ever gathering, has only six women ministers in the government.

Three of these six women members of Parliament, only three have made it to PM Modi’s cabinet - Nirmala Sitharaman, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Smriti Irani.

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Nirmala breaches male bastion to become first full-time woman finance minister

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Nirmala breaches male bastion to become first full-time woman finance minister

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Breaching a largely male bastion, India's new Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday became the first woman in 48 years since then prime minister Indira Gandhi to hold charge of the key ministry.

Sitharaman, who became the first full-time woman defence minister in the first tenure of the BJP government, will also head the corporate affairs ministry in the new cabinet.

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Breaching a largely male bastion, India's new Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday became the first woman in 48 years since then prime minister Indira Gandhi to hold charge of the key ministry.

Sitharaman, who became the first full-time woman defence minister in the first tenure of the BJP government, will also head the corporate affairs ministry in the new cabinet.

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