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January 24, 2019
Togo : Yawa Tsegan Djigbodi becomes the first president of the national assembly in the history of the country

For the first time in Togo’s history, the national assembly will be presided by a woman: Yawa Tsegan Djigbodi is the new president of this assembly.

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January 21, 2019
Kamala Harris joins Democratic presidential field

Senator Kamala Harris, the California Democrat and barrier-breaking prosecutor who became the second black woman to serve in the United States Senate, declared her candidacy for president on Monday, joining an increasingly crowded and diverse field i

Gaining ground: Women and territorial power-sharing in peace processes

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January 18, 2019

Gaining ground: Women and territorial power-sharing in peace processes

This paper is part of a Gender Briefing Series to support women’s meaningful pa

This paper is part of a Gender Briefing Series to support women’s meaningful pa

Accessing political power: Women and political power - sharing in peace processes

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January 18, 2019

Accessing political power: Women and political power - sharing in peace processes

This paper is part of a Gender Briefing Series to support women’s meaningful participation and the integration of gender perspectives in

This paper is part of a Gender Briefing Series to support women’s meaningful participation and the integration of gender perspectives in

Transitional justice and peace negotiations with a gender lens

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January 18, 2019

Transitional justice and peace negotiations with a gender lens

This paper is part of a Gender Briefing Series to support women’s meaningful participation and the integration of gender p

This paper is part of a Gender Briefing Series to support women’s meaningful participation and the integration of gender p

Why rules and systems matter: lessons from around the world

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January 18, 2019

Why rules and systems matter: lessons from around the world

This Represent Women's report explores how rules and systems, particularly gender quotas and proportional representation systems, have helped nations around the world sustain progress toward gender parity in elected office.

This Represent Women's report explores how rules and systems, particularly gender quotas and proportional representation systems, have helped nations around the world sustain progress toward gender parity in elected office.

Multiple women are in the 2020 race already and people are so pumped

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January 18, 2019

Multiple women are in the 2020 race already and people are so pumped

It's perhaps more likely than ever that the next U.S. president could be a woman.

It's perhaps more likely than ever that the next U.S. president could be a woman.