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Minorities and Indigenous Women

Indigenous women and other minorities suffer from a lack of political representation, economic marginalization and poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination. This section highlights news, resources and stories on minorities and indigenous women's struggle for political inclusion.

September 2, 2014
Young Rohingya woman chases dream of peace and justice in Myanmar

Wai Wai Nu is a diminutive 27-year-old with pro-democracy activism in her genes and a quarter of her young life spent behind bars.

The former political prisoner is now working to end the persecution faced by her people, the stateless Rohingya Muslims in western Myanmar.

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Zapotec Woman
August 17, 2014
As Men Emigrate, Indigenous Women Gain Political Opportunities and Obligations in Mexico

Photo-Santiago Navarro F.

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July 17, 2014
Tibetan women's group organized a series of actions in Ladakh

The Tibetan Women's Association and its global network of regional chapters said they have successfully organized a series of actions during the 33rd Kalachakra initiation offered by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and held in Ladakh from July 03-14, 2014.

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Farida Jalalzai

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Dr. Farida Jalalzai is an Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Dr. Jalalzai's research analyzes the representation and behavior of women and minorities in politics and the role of gender in the political arena.

Making the invisible visible, Mexico

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July 2, 2014

Making the invisible visible, Mexico

When Marcelina Bautista Bautista left her indigenous Mixtec community in Nochtixtlan, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, at the age of 14 with only a primary school education and no knowledge of Spanish, she didn’t dream that one day she would end up contributing to the development of an internation

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When Marcelina Bautista Bautista left her indigenous Mixtec community in Nochtixtlan, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, at the age of 14 with only a primary school education and no knowledge of Spanish, she didn’t dream that one day she would end up contributing to the development of an internation

She builds bridges, schools and delivers results, India

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July 2, 2014

She builds bridges, schools and delivers results, India

Mother of three children and a home-maker for more than a decade, few in her sleepy village would have imagined that she would be planning bridges and schools today.  But that is Vandana Bahadur Maida’s life in Khankhandvi, in the populous state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

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Mother of three children and a home-maker for more than a decade, few in her sleepy village would have imagined that she would be planning bridges and schools today.  But that is Vandana Bahadur Maida’s life in Khankhandvi, in the populous state of Madhya Pradesh, India.

June 25, 2014
State recognizes rights of indigenous peoples

June 12, 2014 became a landmark date in the history of El Salvador and marked a victory for Betty Pérez, coordinator of the Salvadoran National Indigenous Coordinating Council (CCNIS).

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Diversity in parliaments: Listening to the voices of minorities and indigenous people

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June 17, 2014

Diversity in parliaments: Listening to the voices of minorities and indigenous people

Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 35 parliamentarians between March and November 2009.

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Semi-structured interviews were carried out with 35 parliamentarians between March and November 2009.

The representation of minorities and indigenous people in parliament: a global overview

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June 17, 2014

The representation of minorities and indigenous people in parliament: a global overview

The Global overview contains an analysis of responses to a questionnaire sent to all national parliaments in 2009.

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The Global overview contains an analysis of responses to a questionnaire sent to all national parliaments in 2009.

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