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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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“Record” numbers of women are running for office in th US, but they still face structural barriers in politics

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October 26, 2020

“Record” numbers of women are running for office in th US, but they still face structural barriers in politics

Twenty-five years ago, leaders and organizers from around the world rallied behind Hillary Clinton’s declaration that “women’s rights are human rights, and hu

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Twenty-five years ago, leaders and organizers from around the world rallied behind Hillary Clinton’s declaration that “women’s rights are human rights, and hu

A record number of indigenous women are running for office this year

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October 26, 2020

A record number of indigenous women are running for office this year

A report from the Center for American Women and Politics states that, in 2020, 18 Native American women—nine Democrats and nine Republicans—will have run as congressional candi

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A report from the Center for American Women and Politics states that, in 2020, 18 Native American women—nine Democrats and nine Republicans—will have run as congressional candi

Key facts about women’s suffrage around the world, a century after U.S. ratified 19th Amendment

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October 19, 2020

Key facts about women’s suffrage around the world, a century after U.S. ratified 19th Amendment

This year marks the centennial of the ratification of 

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This year marks the centennial of the ratification of 

October 12, 2020
Iranian women can register as candidates for presidential election

There are no obstacles for women to register as candidates for presidential election in Iran, said the Guardian Council Spokesman, said Abbasali Kadkhodaei, Trend reports citing Mehr News Agency.

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September 25, 2020
SIGI urges women planning to run for elections to form their own lists

A local organisation on Sunday called on women wishing to run for the upcoming parliamentary elections to form their own lists and not to wait to be included in other candidates' lists.

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September 23, 2020
Coalition of political parties women in Liberia says national legislature is not balanced, as they train female candidates for December election

Ahead of the December 8, 2020 Senatorial election, the Coalition of Political Parties Women in Liberia (COPPWIL) says the national legislature is not balanced because of the limited female representation in the Liberian Senate.

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September 22, 2020
Kenya's parliament to challenge dissolution bid over lack of women

Justin Muturi, speaker of the National Assembly and chairman of the Parliamentary Service Commission, said Maraga's advisory was unconstitutional, while organisations that pushed for the petition called it an unprecedented test of Kenyan law.

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September 18, 2020
Bolivian interim President Anez withdraws from election race

Bolivia's interim President Jeanine Anez has said she will not run in the country's election next month, in an attempt to unify votes against the MAS party of former leader Evo Morales.

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September 15, 2020
In Japan’s male-dominated politics, women face obstacles to making history

Lawmakers who were vying to lead the ruling Liberal Democratic Party including Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga, who won the overwhelming support of the party’s members, have vowed to continue outgoing Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push to empower women and raise their share of leadership rol

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