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March 11, 2020
Liberia: Women’s Rights Groups demand electoral reform

To mark this year’s International Women’s Day celebration, a group of civil society organizations, led by women’s rights groups and networks assembled outside the National Elections Commission (NEC’s) headquarters in Sinkor and released a communique

March 11, 2020
Ahead of Brazil’s municipal elections, novel legal requirements can elevate women’s participation in politics

In October 2020, Brazilians will head to the polls to elect new mayors and city counselors in thousands of municipalities across the country.

March 10, 2020
In 2020, world “cannot afford” so few women in power

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Geneva, Switzerland and New York City, USA – 10 March 15:00 CET/10:00 ET

March 9, 2020
A woman’s place is in the resistance: From the Aurat March to Shaheen Bagh

In 2018, several feminist groups in Pakistan organized marches under the banner of ‘Hum Auratien’ or si

March 6, 2020
Women in Japanese politics: Why so few after so very long?

To mark International Women’s Day on March 8, there will be worldwide marches, parades, protests and public awareness activities on the contributions of women and the barriers and discrimination they still face.

March 6, 2020
Nine out of 10 people found to be biased against women

Almost 90% of people are biased against women, according to a new index that highlights the “shocking” extent of the global backlash towards gender equality.

March 5, 2020
Female candidates face institutional challenges, tend to be nonsectarian, new U.N. report says

With Lebanon’s next parliamentary elections slated for 2022, coalitions should begin pushing to ensure women are equally represented in politics, activists and local advocacy groups said following the release of a U.N.

March 5, 2020
Did first female-majority legislature in US make a difference?

Nevada made history when it became the first state in the US with a female-majority legislature, with women holding 51% of the seats, in December 2018.

March 5, 2020
Elizabeth Warren drops out of presidential race

Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the presidential race Thursday after failing to unite the Democratic Party’s left and right flanks behind her progressive policy agenda, the latest shakeup in a fast-moving battle for the 2020 nomination.