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February 4, 2020

Women's Power Index

Created by CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy program, the Women’s Power Index ranks countries on their progress toward gender parity in political participation.

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Created by CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy program, the Women’s Power Index ranks countries on their progress toward gender parity in political participation.

A woman’s place is in politics - More communication, connection and community needed

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February 4, 2020

A woman’s place is in politics - More communication, connection and community needed

By Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Matilda Flemming,

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By Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Matilda Flemming,

February 4, 2020
UK: What's it like being an MP in your twenties?

“I liked it when my Twitter was just mine and it was only my friends”, says Amy Callaghan. “I could tweet about far more mundane things, more about what I was watching on Netflix than the political matters of the day.”

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Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?

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February 4, 2020

Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?

This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments influences climate change policy outcomes.

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This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments influences climate change policy outcomes.

February 3, 2020
Women in power: One Syrian town’s struggle for change

In spite of the powerful deterrents of Russian fighter jets, Assad regime barrel bombs and the extreme social politics of many radical militias, the women of Western Aleppo have fought their own battle for freedom, for women’s right to equality, and

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February 3, 2020
The Liberia Elections Observation Network campaigns for 30% women’s representation at capitol

The Liberia Elections Observation Network (LEON), in collaboration with Carter Center, has begun an aggressive campaign to bring to realization the 30% representation of women in the political and governance process that has lingered in the Legislatu

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January 30, 2020
US: Political scientist releases definitive research on the first century of women voters

In new research fittingly published in the year marking the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in the U.S., two political scientists trace the evolution of women's voting behavior, turnout and candidate choice.

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