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Women's Leadership

July 8, 2020
Grassroots campaign launches to call for gender-balanced cabinet in New Zealand’s 2020 election year

A grassroots campaign has launched this week calling on political party leaders to support the implementation of a gender-balanced Cabinet with 50 percent women and 50 percent men in this years election. The many vital issues discussed each.

July 8, 2020
A century after women gained the right to vote, majority of Americans see work to do on gender equality

A hundred years after the 19th Amendment was ratified, about half of Americans say granting women the right to vote has been the most important milestone in advancing the position of women in the country. Still, a majority of U.S.

July 8, 2020
Singapore's record 40 female candidates change election discussion

When Singaporeans go to the polls to elect a new government on Friday, the People's Action Party is all but certain to emerge victorious. It will also be a watershed moment for female politicians in the city-state.

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Invoking the idealized family to assess political leadership and legitimacy: news coverage of Australian and Canadian premiers

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July 8, 2020

Invoking the idealized family to assess political leadership and legitimacy: news coverage of Australian and Canadian premiers

July 8, 2020
African Centre for Women in Politics lauds selection of Prof Jane Opoku Agyemang as Mahama’s running mate

The African Centre for Women in Politics (ACWP) has described the appointment of Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as ‘a fulfillment that has been long-awaited by women in Ghana, in Africa and the world at large.”

Increases in women’s political representation associated with reductions in child mortality in Brazil

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July 7, 2020

Increases in women’s political representation associated with reductions in child mortality in Brazil

We assessed the effects of female political representation on mortality among children younger than age five in Brazil and the extent to which this effect operates through coverage with conditional cash transfers and primary care services.

We assessed the effects of female political representation on mortality among children younger than age five in Brazil and the extent to which this effect operates through coverage with conditional cash transfers and primary care services.

The politics of pantsuits. Teen grapples with unwritten dress code for women in leadership

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July 7, 2020

The politics of pantsuits. Teen grapples with unwritten dress code for women in leadership

For the first time in United States history, the country saw six women run for president in the 2020 election. Unlike the male candidates, the women were asked about their fashion choices.

For the first time in United States history, the country saw six women run for president in the 2020 election. Unlike the male candidates, the women were asked about their fashion choices.

July 7, 2020
UN Women, others launch campaign to enhance women’s participation in politics

UN Women in partnership with the African Women Leaders Network Liberia Chapter (AWLN-Liberia) has embarked on a consultative meeting with representatives of the women’s wings of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) to discuss advocacy strategies