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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,

Beyond the Surface: The Saudi Women Political Question

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By Hala Alwagdani, In the beginning of 2013, King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia announced in a royal decree the appointment of 30 Saudi females in the Saudi Consultative Council. This has been only one of the steps in King Abdullah’s reformist style of ruling. In 2005, he introduced municipal elections, the first democratic elections in Saudi history. In 2011, he granted women the right to vote in these elections and proposed that women run for municipal elections in 2015. What provoked all these pro-female reforms all of a sudden? 

 

Beyond the Surface: The Saudi Women Political Question

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October 26, 2014

Beyond the Surface: The Saudi Women Political Question

By Hala Alwagdani, In the beginning of 2013, King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia announced in a royal decree the appointment of 30 Saudi females in the Saudi Consultative Council. This has been only one of the steps in King Abdullah’s reformist style of ruling.

By Hala Alwagdani, In the beginning of 2013, King Abdullah Bin Abdul-Aziz of Saudi Arabia announced in a royal decree the appointment of 30 Saudi females in the Saudi Consultative Council. This has been only one of the steps in King Abdullah’s reformist style of ruling.

October 23, 2014
Few women on Tunisian parliamentary poll lists

Tunisia, despite being the most advanced Arab nation in terms of women's rights, is still fare from adhering fully to the principles enshrined in the January 2014 Constitution and f

Emerging Trends in Women’s Participation in Politics in Africa

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October 23, 2014

Emerging Trends in Women’s Participation in Politics in Africa

Women have traditionally been marginalised from the structures of state that determine political and legislative 

priorities. In recent years, Africa has witnessed rapid escalation in female political representation. This paper 

Women have traditionally been marginalised from the structures of state that determine political and legislative 

priorities. In recent years, Africa has witnessed rapid escalation in female political representation. This paper 

Ray of hope for women in Indian politics

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October 19, 2014

Ray of hope for women in Indian politics

By Aarushi Koundal, India being the largest democracy of the world went through one of its most talked about elections few months back. The country saw the downfall of the incumbents from the political arena.

By Aarushi Koundal, India being the largest democracy of the world went through one of its most talked about elections few months back. The country saw the downfall of the incumbents from the political arena.

Quotas for female politicians, elections in Brazil
October 9, 2014
Do Quotas for Female Politicians Work?

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