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May 17, 2013
Nation Elects 16 Women Representatives out of 463 Candidates that Entered Political Ring for 324 National & Provincial General Seats, Pakistan

The Researchers (TR) under its initiatives - Pakistan Governance Forum (PGF) and Women & Politics in Asia Forum (WPAF) - undertook observation of Election 2013 with a gender lens.

May 15, 2013
Joyce Banda at WEF: Sisters, stick together, Malawi

At a small discussion at Thursday’s World Economic Forum on Africa, the issue of gender equality in African politics took centre stage.

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

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.

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.