November 3, 2022
Tunisia tramples gender parity ahead of parliamentary elections
Recent Change to Electoral Law Reverses Major Advance for Women’s Rights
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November 2, 2022
Project aims to help mothers run in Japan's local elections next year
A group of researchers and female politicians said Monday that they will start a campaign to help mothers with young children run in next April’s nationwide gubernatorial and municipal assembly elections.
Interventions to end online violence against women in politics
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October 31, 2022
Interventions to end online violence against women in politics
Online violence against women in politics (OVAW-P) poses a deepening challenge to democracy, serving as a key tool of illiberalism and democratic backsliding across the globe.
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Online violence against women in politics (OVAW-P) poses a deepening challenge to democracy, serving as a key tool of illiberalism and democratic backsliding across the globe.
Podcast: Rosie Campbell on how women shape elections
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October 28, 2022
Podcast: Rosie Campbell on how women shape elections
Rosie Campbell is professor of politics and Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, where she works with Julia.
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Rosie Campbell is professor of politics and Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, where she works with Julia.
How gender quotas broaden the political agenda
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October 27, 2022
How gender quotas broaden the political agenda
In 2013, a Christian democratic politician from Belgium and I sat down in her office in the Senate, the upper house of the federal parliament in Brussels. The senator recalled a long battle within her party to get more women candidates on party lists.
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In 2013, a Christian democratic politician from Belgium and I sat down in her office in the Senate, the upper house of the federal parliament in Brussels. The senator recalled a long battle within her party to get more women candidates on party lists.
October 27, 2022
New Zealand’s Parliament becomes majority female — "about blimmin’ time"
New Zealand made history — or herstory — this week as female lawmakers became the majority, narrowly outnumbering their male counterparts in Parliament for the first time.
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Women at the Nexus of Recovery and Reconstruction
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Women at the Nexus of Recovery and Reconstruction
The Mission of Canada to the European Union and the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance will host a panel discussion Women at the Nexus of Re
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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women
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October 26, 2022
US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women
Despite historic gains in the past two congressional elections in the US, women hold just 27% of the seats. As Americans prepare to reshape Congress in the midterms, could Bolivia inspire change?
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Despite historic gains in the past two congressional elections in the US, women hold just 27% of the seats. As Americans prepare to reshape Congress in the midterms, could Bolivia inspire change?
India: Women in government fellowship
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October 24, 2022
India: Women in government fellowship
The Women in Government Fellowship is a six-month program that is focused on capacity-building, training, and mentorship of women in politics. It seeks to enhance and improve the quality of political participation of women.
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The Women in Government Fellowship is a six-month program that is focused on capacity-building, training, and mentorship of women in politics. It seeks to enhance and improve the quality of political participation of women.