May 9, 2013
Gender-Based Quotas Needed In Jamaica
Quotas are one way to ensure that women are given a fair proportion of what is available, meaning equal spaces to influence and effect posit
Quotas
May 7, 2013
Women make up only a third of main parties’ candidates in B.C. election, Canada
here have been five elections in the Vancouver-area riding of Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows since the dis
May 6, 2013
Italian women rise to positions of power under new prime minister
Enrico Letta continues the political revolution that began under Mario Monti by naming seven women in his 22-member cabinet. Arguably the most important woman in the closing months of Silvio Berlusconi's 2008-11 government was Karima el-M
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Gender Quotas: Lessons Learned from Kenya to Tunisia
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May 3, 2013
Gender Quotas: Lessons Learned from Kenya to Tunisia
Quotas are in increasingly important policy tool used in more than 50 countries to ensure women's entry into high-level decision making roles in political parties and government.
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Quotas are in increasingly important policy tool used in more than 50 countries to ensure women's entry into high-level decision making roles in political parties and government.
May 2, 2013
What are Female Politicians Doing for Women?, Pakistan
Though female participation helps in terms of making specific policies related to women, MNA Bushra Gohar of Awami National Party thinks serving women is not the only purpose of a woman politician.“We shouldn’t be asking these questions now.
Women in Politics Infographic
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April 26, 2013
Women in Politics Infographic
An infographic of women's engagement in politics in Macedonia.
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An infographic of women's engagement in politics in Macedonia.
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April 19, 2013
Merkel quashes revolt over female exec quota, Germany
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition defeated an election-year opposition bid Thursday to set a quota for female board members in a vote that exposed a party rift and forced her
April 16, 2013
Hopeful of consensus on Women Reservation Bill, India