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December 15, 2014
What can we do to improve female representation in politics?

It’s no secret that women are vastly underrepresented at 

December 12, 2014
International conference on women's political participation in Africa

December 12, 2014
Book launch: Political ‘barriers to entry’ for women highlighted

South Asian writers avoid writing on gender issues, but Dr Anita Weiss rightly explained the politic

Adding a Female Quota Causes a Step Change

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December 12, 2014

Adding a Female Quota Causes a Step Change

City University London Researcher and Lecturer Ruth Sealy discusses the lack of women at the top of companies, the idea of adding quotas to bring about change and how the U.K.

City University London Researcher and Lecturer Ruth Sealy discusses the lack of women at the top of companies, the idea of adding quotas to bring about change and how the U.K.

December 12, 2014
Nigeria: Women Decry Political Party Primaries, Seek Deputy Governorship

December 12, 2014
Parliament has record number of women, Ukraine

Ukraine’s new parliament has the highest number of female lawmakers in history. There are 50 of them, or 12 percent of the 421 lawmakers.

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December 5, 2014
The political gender spat that sparked endless memes in Jordan

The Jordanian parliament is no stranger to screaming matches but a recent incident was so controversial that it provoked people to poke fun at their MPs online.

December 1, 2014
2015: Groups Take Campaign For Women Participation To Grassroots, Nigeria

TOWARDS ensuring more women participation in politics and governance ahead of next year’s general elections, women groups have begun to mobilise across party lines in order

November 7, 2014
Meet Elise Stefanik, the Youngest Woman Ever Elected to Congress

Republican Elise Stefanik has become the youngest woman elected to Congress in history,