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Politics is a ‘rough and tough game’, but women are more than cut out for it

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August 31, 2018

Politics is a ‘rough and tough game’, but women are more than cut out for it

Early this week, Victorian MP Julia Banks announced that she would not contest her seat at the next election and would be leaving Parliament citing last week’s dramatic leadership spill as “the final straw”.

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Early this week, Victorian MP Julia Banks announced that she would not contest her seat at the next election and would be leaving Parliament citing last week’s dramatic leadership spill as “the final straw”.

Video: The year of the woman in politics

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August 31, 2018

Video: The year of the woman in politics

A record-breaking number of women are running for office in 2018. CNN's Brooke Baldwin hits the trail with some of the women looking to make history, gaining unprecedented access and behind-the-scenes coverage of a historical election cycle.

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A record-breaking number of women are running for office in 2018. CNN's Brooke Baldwin hits the trail with some of the women looking to make history, gaining unprecedented access and behind-the-scenes coverage of a historical election cycle.

August 31, 2018
President urges political parties in Nigeria to be fair to women aspirants in 2019 elections

President Muhammadu Buhari has called on political parties to ensure conducive atmosphere for women aspirants in the forthcoming 2019 General Elections.

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How to celebrate a complicated win for women

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August 31, 2018

How to celebrate a complicated win for women

There’s a historical haze confounding plans to observe the coming 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

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There’s a historical haze confounding plans to observe the coming 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920.

August 31, 2018
Cynthia Nixon asked to turn down the AC. It isn’t silly. It’s symbolic

On Tuesday, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon made a request that seemed both trivial and audacious. For an upcoming Democratic primary debate with Gov. Andrew Cuomo, she wanted the thermostat set to 76 degrees.

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August 31, 2018
Historic leap in Tunisia: Women make up 47 per cent of local government

Seven years after the 2011 Revolution and four years after the adoption of the Constitution, women now make up 47 per cent of the local council positions in Tunisia following the May 2018 elections.

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Interviews

August 29, 2018
Nevada women on path to break major political barrier

Lesia Romanov, the assistant principal at an at-risk elementary school on the outskirts of town, is running for the Nevada state assembly against a brothel owner and self-proclaimed pimp, Dennis Hof.

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August 29, 2018
Nigeria: Aisha Buhri tasks women on participation in active politics

The wife of the President, Mrs Aisha Buhari, on Tuesday urged more women to show interest and participate in partisan politics.

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