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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.  

May 13, 2016
The state of Sinaloa, in Mexico, is a referent to achieve gender equality in politics

Lorena Cruz Sanchez, president of the Mexican National Women's Institute (INMUJERES), said that the state of Sinaloa is a pion

November 17, 2015
Mexico opened in the cycle "Women and Politics: A pending subject"

Monday, November 16, has started in Mexico a new lecture series on Women and Politics "A pending issue".

Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy -Photo Commons
April 2, 2015
Bangladesh’s only female big-city mayor may also be its most effective

Narayanganj, Bangladesh — This Muslim-majority nation may have a female prime minister, but at the local level it remains difficult for women to gain and hold political power.

March 31, 2015
Joining efforts to increase political participation of women in Samoa

Joint Press Release
UNDP and UN Women

Participation of Rural Women in Local Self-Government in India

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February 15, 2015

Participation of Rural Women in Local Self-Government in India

By Gargi Sharma, The 73rd amendment to the Constitution of India in 1992 prescribes rules for elections at the lowest level, the third tier of government called local self-government.

By Gargi Sharma, The 73rd amendment to the Constitution of India in 1992 prescribes rules for elections at the lowest level, the third tier of government called local self-government.

Annastacia Palaszczuk-Photo /Official Website
February 14, 2015
A day of firsts for women in politics, and one in particular

It’s a historic day for politics and women in Australia – and even more remarkable for one woman minister, who is also Queensland’s first ever Indigenous woman MP.