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The media are potentially powerful channels of information in a society. The messages they transmit can change or reinforce social mores and behaviours, and mobilize citizens to take progressive actions. While, ideally, the media should strive for accuracy and impartiality, in reality there are often imbalances in coverage, including in terms of women and their perspectives. Women politicians, for example, may be under-represented in news before and after elections. 

Politicians in the line of fire: Incivility and the treatment of women on social

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December 5, 2019

Politicians in the line of fire: Incivility and the treatment of women on social

A seemingly inescapable feature of the digital age is that people choosing to devote their lives to politics must now be ready to face a barrage of insults and disparaging comments targeted at them through social media.

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A seemingly inescapable feature of the digital age is that people choosing to devote their lives to politics must now be ready to face a barrage of insults and disparaging comments targeted at them through social media.

November 15, 2019
Social media a double-edged sword for female politicians

On Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's Facebook page, you can find videos ranging from an announcement in Des Moines, Iowa, that her campaign has reached $2 million in donations to one with the Massachusetts senator looking into the

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September 27, 2019
'Abuse is virtually constant': UK female MPs speak about the threats they face

Boris Johnson on Wednesday night sparked a tide of criticism by dismissing suggestions that his rhetoric was dangerous in the current climate and 

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September 18, 2019
Social media and elections: Helpful or hurtful to women?

Erin Schrode, who was running for Congress in her Northern California district in 2016, reports that while she was running, she would wake up each morning

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April 16, 2019
Twitter bot tracks abusive tweets against female politicians

Artificial intelligence is tracking the vile comments hurled at female Alberta politicians during the election campaign.

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April 16, 2019
Study: Women presidential candidates endure tougher coverage

Sen. Kirsten E. Gillibrand has drawn some harsh media coverage since launching her bid for the Democratic presidential nomination in January – but in that, it seems she's part of a sisterhood.

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January 15, 2019
Roundtable: Political empowerment of women through ICTs

The Office of International IDEA to the European Union organized on 7 December 2018, a Roundtable discussion on ”Political empowerment of women through ICTs”, with the support of the Canadian Mission to the European Union.

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Nigeria: The role of broadcast media in mobilizing women for political participation

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December 28, 2018

Nigeria: The role of broadcast media in mobilizing women for political participation

The low rate of female participation in politics compared to that of their male counter- parts in Nigeria creates a need to examine the situation in this study, “The role of broadcast media in mobilizing women for political participation in Nigeria”.

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The low rate of female participation in politics compared to that of their male counter- parts in Nigeria creates a need to examine the situation in this study, “The role of broadcast media in mobilizing women for political participation in Nigeria”.

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