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Women's Leadership

January 30, 2020
One mom grew so frustrated with the lack of women in politics that she started a PAC to get women elected

It’s no secret that the United States is drastically, embarrassingly far behind other modernized nations when it comes to female political leadership.

January 29, 2020
FG gets report on women’s political participation in 2019 elections

A delegation of national and international partners, led by United Nations (UN) women, has presented to the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, a detailed report of a national conference to assess lessons learnt on women’s political parti

January 29, 2020
How to ensure election-related sexual violence never happens again

In the aftermath of the 2007-08 post-election violence, the Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence (Waki Commission) documented more than 900 sexual violence cases perpetrated by security agents and civilians against women, girls, men

Interviews

January 28, 2020
In Israel’s endless elections, female candidates have been the biggest losers

In mid-January, Israel’s political parties finalized their lists for what will hopefully be the last general election for a while.

January 28, 2020
Nigeria: Two women win Imo constituencies’ elections

The call for women to actively participate in politics has again yielded fruits as two women in Imo State have been declared winners in two out of three constituencies in which results have been announced in last weekend’s re-run/supplementary polls

Women human rights defenders: Insights from the struggle

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January 27, 2020

Women human rights defenders: Insights from the struggle

Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) have long played a central role in the advancement of human rights.

Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) have long played a central role in the advancement of human rights.