Irene P. Tillah
Assemblywoman
Local Government
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.
Interviews
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Meet the women shifting the political landscape in Japan
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As a society bound by tradition, change comes slowly to Japan. That includes opportunities for women in politics and government.
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As a society bound by tradition, change comes slowly to Japan. That includes opportunities for women in politics and government.
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Ready to Run seminar educates women interested in politics
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Politically minded women and those looking to get more involved in politics met Saturday morning to talk campaigns, running for office and how to support those who share similar views.
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Politically minded women and those looking to get more involved in politics met Saturday morning to talk campaigns, running for office and how to support those who share similar views.
Videos
Hear from the scholars of International IDEA’s Youth Democracy Academy
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June 15, 2017
Hear from the scholars of International IDEA’s Youth Democracy Academy
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International IDEA promotes women political participation by providing public speaking training to female leaders in Haiti
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International IDEA promotes women political participation by providing public speaking training to female leaders in Haiti
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By Marie Doucey
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By Marie Doucey
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Armenian women take the political stage
By Karen Cirillo and Jodi Hilton
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State elections see infusion of first-time women candidates
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Christine Lui Chen, a 36-year-old health care executive in New Jersey and mother of two small children, had never considered entering politics, focusing instead on her family, her career and her community.
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Christine Lui Chen, a 36-year-old health care executive in New Jersey and mother of two small children, had never considered entering politics, focusing instead on her family, her career and her community.
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Nepal: Including the excluded
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When Bidya Devi Bhandari became Nepal’s first woman President in 2015, cynics dismissed her arguing that she was the widow of a political leader, it was a ceremonial position anyway, and one woman becoming head of sta
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When Bidya Devi Bhandari became Nepal’s first woman President in 2015, cynics dismissed her arguing that she was the widow of a political leader, it was a ceremonial position anyway, and one woman becoming head of sta
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Nepal: Call for women’s representation and leadership in local governance
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Nepal — "I am contesting the upcoming election with my headscarf on, duly following th
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Nepal — "I am contesting the upcoming election with my headscarf on, duly following th