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Women's Leadership

March 8, 2022
Paraguay: Political training for women helps reduce the representation gap

In a region that has seen the greatest progress in political gender equality in the last two decades, Paraguay stands out, but for the wrong reasons: it has the third-lowest percentage of women in parliament in the Americas, with 17.5%, roughly half the regional avera

March 7, 2022
Enhancing women's political participation in Africa

Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa (Women in Political Participation (WPP) is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa.

March 2, 2022
First female Arab Knesset member to head Israeli diplomatic mission

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has appointed Meretz Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi as consul general in Shanghai, sparking an outcry from critics.

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Hope for women in Fiji's 2022/2023 general election

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March 1, 2022

Hope for women in Fiji's 2022/2023 general election

Some of the countries in the Melanesian region has a low percentage of women in the Parliament when compared to the global average.

Some of the countries in the Melanesian region has a low percentage of women in the Parliament when compared to the global average.

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first black woman on supreme court - The Guardian
February 28, 2022
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first black woman on supreme court

Joe Biden on Friday nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the supreme court, seeking to elevate a Black woman to the nation’s highest court for the first time in its 232-year history.

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The impact of COVID-19 on women’s political participation

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February 23, 2022

The impact of COVID-19 on women’s political participation

The regional electoral assistance project hold the 9th webinar about the impact of Covid-19 on women’s political participation.

The regional electoral assistance project hold the 9th webinar about the impact of Covid-19 on women’s political participation.

‘It can be done’: How a strong female crossbench could challenge Australian politics

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February 23, 2022

‘It can be done’: How a strong female crossbench could challenge Australian politics

By Jo Dyer

As disillusionment with the Morrison government grows, a new generation of independents is emerging to run against the system itself.

By Jo Dyer

As disillusionment with the Morrison government grows, a new generation of independents is emerging to run against the system itself.