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Clear perceptual barriers’ that prevent women from entering politics: study

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November 23, 2018

Clear perceptual barriers’ that prevent women from entering politics: study

David Coletto of Abacus Data revealed key findings of the latest research study that surveyed women’s participation in politics, finding alarming but “not surprising” results on the gender disparity of engagement and political participation between m

David Coletto of Abacus Data revealed key findings of the latest research study that surveyed women’s participation in politics, finding alarming but “not surprising” results on the gender disparity of engagement and political participation between m

Promoting women’s political participation: A pathway to peace

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October 22, 2018

Promoting women’s political participation: A pathway to peace

The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act, which the US Congress passed in October 2017, recognizes that women’s political participation is essential to peace and security.

The Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Act, which the US Congress passed in October 2017, recognizes that women’s political participation is essential to peace and security.

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UNGA 2018: Accelerating the women’s movement for peace and humanitarian action

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UNGA 2018: Accelerating the women’s movement for peace and humanitarian action

Hosted by the Women's Peace and Humanitarian Fund, in partnership with Australia, Canada, Ireland, the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders, UNFPA an

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UNGA 2018: Women leading the way. The power of women’s leadership in politics, businesses, and communities

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UNGA 2018: Women leading the way. The power of women’s leadership in politics, businesses, and communities

Rather than focusing solely on the challenges and the low representation of women in leadership in both the political and economic spheres, Women Deli

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July 20, 2018
'No going back' how 2018 has drawn a line in the ground for gender progress in leadership

2018 has demonstrated significant progress in improving gender diversity but more needs to be done to promote more women into leadership.

July 18, 2018
United Nations agencies and civil society organizations call for the repeal of gender-discriminatory nationality laws

On the margins of the UN High-Level Political Forum, UN Women, UNICEF, UNHCR and the Global Campaign for Equal Nationality Rights joined the Permanent Mission of Tunisia and the Office of the Permanent Observer for the League of Arab States to the Un