How is an election-packed 2024 shaping up for women in power?
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Mid-way through a bumper election year, there are few gains for women in power
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BRUSSELS - Billed as “democracy's biggest test,” 2024 is a major election year with billions of citizens casting their votes. But commitments to gender equality in politics are falling short in some parts of the world.
While there have been historic moments, such as the election of Mexico's first female president Claudia Sheinbaum in June and Kamala Harris' bid to become the first female president of the United States, elections in Indonesia, India, the United Kingdom, Pakistan and South Africa had no female frontrunners.
The picture isn't much better in houses of parliament around the world. The percentage of women in legislatures globally stood at 26.9% on average on June 1, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), an independent organisation promoting democracy.
At the current rate, it will take 130 years before gender equality is reached in the highest positions of power, according to the United Nations.
Read here the full article published by Context on 21 August 2024.
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What’s the context?
Mid-way through a bumper election year, there are few gains for women in power
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¨
¨
BRUSSELS - Billed as “democracy's biggest test,” 2024 is a major election year with billions of citizens casting their votes. But commitments to gender equality in politics are falling short in some parts of the world.
While there have been historic moments, such as the election of Mexico's first female president Claudia Sheinbaum in June and Kamala Harris' bid to become the first female president of the United States, elections in Indonesia, India, the United Kingdom, Pakistan and South Africa had no female frontrunners.
The picture isn't much better in houses of parliament around the world. The percentage of women in legislatures globally stood at 26.9% on average on June 1, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), an independent organisation promoting democracy.
At the current rate, it will take 130 years before gender equality is reached in the highest positions of power, according to the United Nations.
Read here the full article published by Context on 21 August 2024.
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