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Local governments are in a unique position to contribute to the global struggle for gender equality by improving the status of women around the world. Local Governments are the level of governance closest to the citizens and as service providers and employers have an important role in creating the conditions that encourage women’s political participation. In this special feature, we are collecting knowledge resources, case studies, stories and interviews from women active in local politics.  

Violence against women in elections in Haiti: An IFES assessment

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July 24, 2018

Violence against women in elections in Haiti: An IFES assessment

Women comprise almost 53 percent of the population in Haiti. Yet, this numeric majority does not translate into effective political representation. Only three seats out of the 119 in the Chamber of Deputies are currently occupied by women.

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Women comprise almost 53 percent of the population in Haiti. Yet, this numeric majority does not translate into effective political representation. Only three seats out of the 119 in the Chamber of Deputies are currently occupied by women.

July 24, 2018
Change in Pakistan as women seize right to vote

Hameeda Shahid is making history. She is standing for parliament in a conservative tribal area of Pakistan which borders Afghanistan.

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July 24, 2018
Canada to host first women foreign ministers meeting

Canada is set to host the first meeting of women foreign ministers in September, officials said Wednesday.

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July 20, 2018
Only three women want to contest in 2019 polls in Chiradzulu, Malawi

The National Initiative for Civic Education (Nice Trust) in Chiradzulu has called on political parties to create space for women to compete in various positions as only three women have shown interest to contest in the forthcoming tripartite election

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July 20, 2018
Malawi: Pay nomination fees for women aspirants, parties urged

Barely few days after MEC announced an upward revision of nomination fees for 2019 tripartite elections, Women Legal Resource Centre (WOLREC) has asked political parties in the country to mobilize resources that will help them pay nomination fees for

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July 20, 2018
Zimbabwe: Parties undermining women's quota system

There is a real risk by political parties to undermine the spirit behind the women's quota system which is provided for in the Constitution aimed at empowering women by reserving 60 National Assembly seats for them.

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July 20, 2018
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said Nigerian women are more reliable in politics than their men counterparts

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo said Nigerian Women are more reliable in politics than their men counterparts, saying it is high time political leaders got them involved in the country’s politics.

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July 20, 2018
Nigeria: Profiling 2019 female aspirants - why political space dwindles for Nigerian women

During the precolonial era, women, traditionally, were allo

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July 20, 2018
India: Please support passage of bill on women's reservation in Parliament, Rahul Gandhi writes to PM Modi

Congress chief Rahul Gandhi has written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging his support for the passage of the bill on women's reservation in Parliament, in the upcoming Monsoon Session, reported news agency ANI on Monday.

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