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Twitter chat on women in the Slovenian Elections

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July 1, 2014

Twitter chat on women in the Slovenian Elections

Twitter Chat with iKNOW Politics expert Sonia Lokar on women’s political participation during the electoral process and elections taking place July 13 in Slovenia.

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Host:  @iKNOW_Politics

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Twitter Chat with iKNOW Politics expert Sonia Lokar on women’s political participation during the electoral process and elections taking place July 13 in Slovenia.

#electionsSlovenia

Host:  @iKNOW_Politics

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July 1, 2014
Turkish women establishing political party

Turkey's first women-only party was established on June 26 after a group of women has submitted a petition to the Interior Ministry, allowing it to participate in parliamentary elections held in 2015.

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July 1, 2014
Alliance Party MLA calls for quotas to get women into politics, Ireland

Gender quotas have worked to increase the number of women getting elected in politics and should be looked at along with other measures to encourage women to become candidates, Northern Ireland MLA, 

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Gender quotas in Slovenia: A short analysis of failures and hopes

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June 27, 2014

Gender quotas in Slovenia: A short analysis of failures and hopes

Slovenia is a Central-East European state entering the European Union as a kind of "success story‟.

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Slovenia is a Central-East European state entering the European Union as a kind of "success story‟.

Women in Politics in Slovenia

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June 27, 2014

Women in Politics in Slovenia

Slovenia is one of the newer European states. This year we marked the 22nd anniversary of the independence declaration. It joined the European Union in 2004. 
 
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Slovenia is one of the newer European states. This year we marked the 22nd anniversary of the independence declaration. It joined the European Union in 2004. 
 
June 25, 2014
Lack of women in politics highlighted in official report, Ireland

The Department of Justice has reported to the United Nations that there are too few women in politics and other decision-making roles in Ireland.

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June 25, 2014
Law to boost female representation in municipalities passes, Israel

A measure rewarding municipal parties with women on their lists became law Monday night, with 57 in favor and 14 against it, despite outspoken haredi opposition.

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June 13, 2014
Female political participation in the Pacific

Last week I was in Tahiti (yes, I know) for PIPSA, the biannual Pacific Islands Political Science Association conference, to discuss China's role in the region and the influence Pacific island governments have in negotiating Chinese financing (more on that research in a forthcoming post).

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