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October 20, 2013
Youth in Politics - Zimbabwe's Youngest Female Parliamentarian

No less than 35 percent of the newly elected MPs in Zimbabwe are women, thanks to a special electoral quota system to increase women's representation in Parliament. At age 29, Tionei Melody Dziva is the youngest of them.

October 19, 2013
Wynne to women’s summit: no barriers to becoming Canada's premier, except poverty

As Ontario's first female and first lesbian premier, Kathleen Wynne was an obvious choice for keynote speaker at the Leadership Summit for Women.

October 19, 2013
Meet the Haredi feminist fighting for a political voice, Israel

Ruth Colian was that close to becoming the first ultra-Orthodox woman to run for Petah Tikva city council in Tuesday’s municipal election.

October 18, 2013
Minnesota Capitol: Women have proved they can win the race if persuaded to run, USA

Four decades after the election that shattered the glass ceiling for women in the Minnesota Legislature, gender equality is still elusive at the state Capitol.

October 18, 2013
Women seek chance to lead New York cities, USA

In a state infamously governed by “three men in a room,” three women want to take the helm of upstate cities.

October 18, 2013
Makungwa Calls for the Promotion of Women in Politics, Malawi

The Minister of Gender, Children and Social Welfare Mary Clara Makungwa has called on the media in the country to promote women aspirants in politics in order to achieve the 50-50 women representation campaign.

October 17, 2013
Event encourages women to tackle politics, Canada

For the fourth year, a campaign school to encourage women to consider a role in municipal politics will be run in Brantford.

October 17, 2013
French MP clucking at woman in parliament sparks anger over sexism

It's raining machismo in France. Chucking it down, in fact.

From parliament to local councils, via national media and regional newspapers, storms have erupted as French men indulge in misogynist outbursts that could have come from the cave age.

October 17, 2013
Legislative town halls to focus on women in workforce, USA

Lincoln Sen. Amanda McGill will host town hall meetings this month to examine barriers that face women as they struggle to reach professional goals.

The meetings stem from LR295, introduced by McGill to study the income gap between men and women.