Linda Maguire
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.
March 7, 2013
MEXICO’S REAMM ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN TO RECEIVE NDI’S 2013 MADELEINE K. ALBRIGHT GRANT
NDI has announced that it will award its 2013 Madeleine K. Albright Grant to the Network of Support for Women Municipal Leaders (REAMM) of Mexico.
March 5, 2013
Kenya Decides - the Somali Woman Hoping to Make History
Ijara — As Kenyans go to the polls today, could Sophia Abdi Noor become the first ever Somali woman to be voted in to the Kenyan parliament?
(Read article at: allAfrica)
February 21, 2013
Turkey: A Woman, a Kurd, and an Optimist
Leyla Zana: Married at 14 to Mehdi Zana, a political Kurd some 20 years her senior who became mayor of Diyarbakir and spent 16 years in jail after the 1980 military coup, she found herself the single mother of two children.
July 18, 2012
Canada: Strong female showing in leadership race seen as long overdue
Four women are vying for the role of the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations in what is being described as an “unprecedented” election.
For the first time in AFN election history, the number of female candidates is equal to the male candidates.
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The Politics of Democratic Governance
This report describes women's participation at local and national levels and social movements and parties securing accountability in contemporary governance.
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This report describes women's participation at local and national levels and social movements and parties securing accountability in contemporary governance.