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Kenya: Women seek elective positions to attain parity in leadership

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June 23, 2022

Kenya: Women seek elective positions to attain parity in leadership

Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for any county or country.

Women’s equal participation and leadership in political and public life are essential to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals for any county or country.

Australia: Quotas – the last straw or just the start?

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June 23, 2022

Australia: Quotas – the last straw or just the start?

In Australia, we have just elected an historic gender and ethnically diverse Federal parliament with women’s representation in the lower house at 38% and over 50% in the Senate.

In Australia, we have just elected an historic gender and ethnically diverse Federal parliament with women’s representation in the lower house at 38% and over 50% in the Senate.

Women’s participation in politics at the local government level in Uganda

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June 22, 2022

Women’s participation in politics at the local government level in Uganda

Uganda adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and was one of the first countries to integrate them into its National Development Plan.

Uganda adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and was one of the first countries to integrate them into its National Development Plan.

RepresentWomen Solutions Summit: Take action resource guide

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June 22, 2022

RepresentWomen Solutions Summit: Take action resource guide

For its inaugural Solutions Summit, RepresentWomen gathered experts in election administration, voting rights, and democracy reform to discuss the viable, scalable, and transformative initiatives that will strengthen our democracy.

For its inaugural Solutions Summit, RepresentWomen gathered experts in election administration, voting rights, and democracy reform to discuss the viable, scalable, and transformative initiatives that will strengthen our democracy.

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Francia Marquez: From maid to Colombia’s first Black vice-president

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Francia Marquez: From maid to Colombia’s first Black vice-president

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When Colombians on Sunday elected their first leftist president ever, they also voted for their country’s first Black vice-president. Francia Marquez, a Black single mother who worked as a maid before challenging international mining interests as a fiery environmentalist, now becomes Colombia’s first Black female vice-president. Her victory marks a turning point in a country plagued by social inequalities and historically governed by conservative elites.   

When Colombians on Sunday elected their first leftist president ever, they also voted for their country’s first Black vice-president. Francia Marquez, a Black single mother who worked as a maid before challenging international mining interests as a fiery environmentalist, now becomes Colombia’s first Black female vice-president. Her victory marks a turning point in a country plagued by social inequalities and historically governed by conservative elites.   

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Canada: Four women join race for UCP leadership

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Canada: Four women join race for UCP leadership

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Alberta politics becoming more open to diverse candidates, says UCalgary political science professor Susan Franceschet. 

Despite the long race ahead, a United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership ballot boasting a record number of women is already a winning ticket for Alberta, says a UCalgary political scientist.

Alberta politics becoming more open to diverse candidates, says UCalgary political science professor Susan Franceschet. 

Despite the long race ahead, a United Conservative Party (UCP) leadership ballot boasting a record number of women is already a winning ticket for Alberta, says a UCalgary political scientist.

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