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The Political Participation of Youth

"I call on the members of the largest youth generation in history to face the challenges and consider what you can do to solve it. To control your destiny and translate your dreams into a better future for all." Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon

Low participation of women in politics worrying — Gender Specialist

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October 25, 2023

Low participation of women in politics worrying — Gender Specialist

A Social Development and Gender Specialist/ Consultant, Dr Miriam Rahinatu Iddrisu, has described as worrying statistics indicating a decline in women’s participation in politics in the countr

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A Social Development and Gender Specialist/ Consultant, Dr Miriam Rahinatu Iddrisu, has described as worrying statistics indicating a decline in women’s participation in politics in the countr

October 20, 2023
Lawmakers are getting younger but not everywhere

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October 16, 2023
Low women turnout a pressing challenge ahead of polls

With the general elections just around the corner, the low turnout among female voters remains a persistent challenge as Pakistan has suffered from an endemic low voter turnout in general and wom

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October 16, 2023
New Zealand: election night saw young women cement themselves into the political scene, including the youngest female MP the country has ever seen.

The youngest MP in 170 years is Te Pāti Māori's Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, aged 21, who won the Hauraki-Waikato electorate.

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October 15, 2023
Let's hear it for the ladies: young women big winners on election night

Regardless of your political compass, New Zealand will be sure of one thing on Sunday morning: our young female candidates have shown they were the real winners of the election.

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October 10, 2023
Polish elections: undecided women voters to tip the scales

In the upcoming parliamentary elections in Poland, which are scheduled for 15 October, the women’s vote will play a particularly important role.

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Representation from below: how women’s grassroots party activism promotes equal political participation

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October 9, 2023

Representation from below: how women’s grassroots party activism promotes equal political participation

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This is what countries are doing to get more women into positions of power

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October 4, 2023

This is what countries are doing to get more women into positions of power

There are slightly more males than females born into the world, according to UN data on sex ratios at birth, which shows 1.058 males born for every female in 2021.

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There are slightly more males than females born into the world, according to UN data on sex ratios at birth, which shows 1.058 males born for every female in 2021.

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