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Women make up only 23.5% of Members of Parliament according to the latest available data of the Inter-Parliamentary Union. While significant strides in women’s political participation have been made since the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action in 1995, which set Member States’ target of achieving gender balance in political decision-making, women are still underrepresented in political decision-making at all levels and gender balance remains an aspirational goal.  Gains in women’s participation have been notable in countries that have taken proactive steps to support women’s political participation, including reforming or amending discriminatory laws, taking concrete action to address violence against women in politics and gender discrimination within parliaments, addressing gender-specific barriers, and supporting women in all forms of decision-making including at local level and in executive government.

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Indonesian parliament calls for urgent action to end violence against women in politics

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Indonesian parliament calls for urgent action to end violence against women in politics

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Jakarta, Indonesia – The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus of the Republic of Indonesia signed a declaration today to “condemn any form of gender-based violence that hinders women from fulfilling their equal rights” and to urge all groups to allow women to safely participate in politics.

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Jakarta, Indonesia – The Women’s Parliamentary Caucus of the Republic of Indonesia signed a declaration today to “condemn any form of gender-based violence that hinders women from fulfilling their equal rights” and to urge all groups to allow women to safely participate in politics.

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Politician slaps a woman MP in Senegal parliament, sparking brawlà l’Assemblée

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Politician slaps a woman MP in Senegal parliament, sparking brawlà l’Assemblée

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Tensions have grown between ruling and opposition politicians since legislative elections in July when leading coalition lost its comfortable majority.

A violent brawl broke out in Senegal’s parliament after a male opposition legislator slapped a female colleague in the face, television footage showed, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians.

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Tensions have grown between ruling and opposition politicians since legislative elections in July when leading coalition lost its comfortable majority.

A violent brawl broke out in Senegal’s parliament after a male opposition legislator slapped a female colleague in the face, television footage showed, amid growing acrimony between ruling and opposition party politicians.

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Violence against women parliamentarians: Causes, effects, solutions

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Violence against women parliamentarians: Causes, effects, solutions

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Women account for just over 26% of parliamentarians worldwide according to the IPU’s latest figures. Despite progress made in recent years, significant obstacles continue to block their path to parity with their male counterparts. One of the biggest obstacles is sexism, harassment and gender-based violence.

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Women account for just over 26% of parliamentarians worldwide according to the IPU’s latest figures. Despite progress made in recent years, significant obstacles continue to block their path to parity with their male counterparts. One of the biggest obstacles is sexism, harassment and gender-based violence.

Women’s representation in India’s parliament: Measuring progress, analysing obstacles

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November 23, 2022

Women’s representation in India’s parliament: Measuring progress, analysing obstacles

Women’s representation in India’s Parliament is an important metric to evaluate progress in bridging gender inequities in the country.

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Women’s representation in India’s Parliament is an important metric to evaluate progress in bridging gender inequities in the country.

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Italian women MPs win right to breastfeed in chamber

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Italian women MPs win right to breastfeed in chamber

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Breastfeeding members of the chamber of deputies will be allowed to sit in the top row of the assembly, or in a reserved gallery.

Rome: Italian women MPs will be allowed to breastfeed their children in the Chamber during debates, the committee responsible for the Chamber's rules announced Tuesday.

Breastfeeding members of the chamber of deputies will be allowed to sit in the top row of the assembly, or in a reserved gallery.

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Breastfeeding members of the chamber of deputies will be allowed to sit in the top row of the assembly, or in a reserved gallery.

Rome: Italian women MPs will be allowed to breastfeed their children in the Chamber during debates, the committee responsible for the Chamber's rules announced Tuesday.

Breastfeeding members of the chamber of deputies will be allowed to sit in the top row of the assembly, or in a reserved gallery.

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Sierra Leone passes bill To give women 30% representation in parliament

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Sierra Leone passes bill To give women 30% representation in parliament

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Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to pass the Gender Empowerment Act, ensuring that one in three members of parliament, as well as local councillors, is a woman.

Currently only 19 of Sierra Leone’s 146 members of parliament are women.

An earlier draft stipulated a slightly lower 30-percent quota but was amended.

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Sierra Leonean lawmakers on Tuesday voted unanimously to pass the Gender Empowerment Act, ensuring that one in three members of parliament, as well as local councillors, is a woman.

Currently only 19 of Sierra Leone’s 146 members of parliament are women.

An earlier draft stipulated a slightly lower 30-percent quota but was amended.

Action kit: Engaging parliaments in gender responsive budgeting

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November 9, 2022

Action kit: Engaging parliaments in gender responsive budgeting

This action kit is a practical tool for unpacking gender responsive budgeting (GRB) and engaging parliaments and parliamentarians in strengthening scrutiny and oversight of gender responsive budget formulation, execution, and evaluation.

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This action kit is a practical tool for unpacking gender responsive budgeting (GRB) and engaging parliaments and parliamentarians in strengthening scrutiny and oversight of gender responsive budget formulation, execution, and evaluation.

Germany’s parliament is more female than it was

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November 8, 2022

Germany’s parliament is more female than it was

Apolitical man is disgusting, but a political woman is appalling…In history there are no more cruel phenomena than political women,” wrote Richard Wagner to Franz Liszt, his fellow composer, about Ortrud, the sorceress in his opera “Lohen

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Apolitical man is disgusting, but a political woman is appalling…In history there are no more cruel phenomena than political women,” wrote Richard Wagner to Franz Liszt, his fellow composer, about Ortrud, the sorceress in his opera “Lohen

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Eight out of 65 seats: Who are the women of Israel's newly elected government?

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Eight out of 65 seats: Who are the women of Israel's newly elected government?

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Overnight, Israel saw the number of women in the government shrink from 24 seats to just eight. Who are the women of Israel's new government?

Despite making up just over 50% of Israeli society today, women will not find themselves equally represented in the soon-to-be-formed government coalition, with just eight women having secured themselves a place in the 65-seat majority coalition. Or, to put it into percentages, just 12.31% of the new coalition will be women.

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Overnight, Israel saw the number of women in the government shrink from 24 seats to just eight. Who are the women of Israel's new government?

Despite making up just over 50% of Israeli society today, women will not find themselves equally represented in the soon-to-be-formed government coalition, with just eight women having secured themselves a place in the 65-seat majority coalition. Or, to put it into percentages, just 12.31% of the new coalition will be women.

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