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Quotas

July 4, 2014
More than quotas are needed for women in politics

While Lebanon suffers from a paucity of female politicians, establishing a quota is not the only way to bolster women’s participation in the political sphere, say members of UNDP’s Lebanese Electoral Assistance Program.

July 3, 2014
Women miss out in NSW parliament (Australia)

The heady days when Sydney women looked up to a female prime minister, female premier, governor and governor-general are long gone.

The incredibly poor gender diversity of elected state officials in the U.S., in 7 maps and charts

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July 2, 2014

The incredibly poor gender diversity of elected state officials in the U.S., in 7 maps and charts

South Carolina’s Senate is the nation’s least gender-diverse legislative chamber, with just 2 percent representation, according to data from theCenter for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics.

South Carolina’s Senate is the nation’s least gender-diverse legislative chamber, with just 2 percent representation, according to data from theCenter for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics.

Interviews

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

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

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.

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, 

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‟.

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