May 21, 2024
Why Tanzania political parties have few women in leadership, candidate lists
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May 21, 2024
Ireland: record number of women set to contest June's local elections
A record number of women candidates are expected to run in June's local elections.
So far, 649 women have been selected or declared for the contests.
May 21, 2024
Empowering women's political participation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
“If you want to know how civilized a culture is, look at how they treat its women.” - Bacha Khan
May 16, 2024
Rights At Risk: Safeguarding Libyan women’s rights in times of crisis
May 16, 2024
Mujeres al Poder Forum: Discussing women in power, challenges and technology ahead of elections
Why is it important to have more diverse women in spaces of power for democracy in Latin America? How does misinformation and online gender violence operate against them now that they are conquering political spaces?
May 15, 2024
Netherlands: Half of women in local politics face online harassment
Nearly half (47 percent) of women in local politics face threats and hate online, compared to 35 percent of their male colleagues.
May 14, 2024
Why Tanzania political parties have few women in leadership, candidate lists
Tanzania, in keeping with global political trends, reserves 30 percent of seats in parliament for women.
May 10, 2024
‘I want to decide my vote for myself’: how women are shaping India’s political landscape
Basanti Sabar, 30, is a third-time voter. But this time round, as the eastern Indian state of Odisha goes to the polls in simultaneous general and assembly elections, the former migrant worker will make a crucial shift in the way she votes.
May 7, 2024
Nigeria, Gombe voters elect two women as council chairpersons
History was made on Monday, 29th April 2024 when Two Women were sworn-in as democratically elected Executive Chairpersons of local government councils in Gombe for the first time.